How to Use supercell in a Sentence

supercell

noun
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  • The map above show the footprint of hail that fell from a few of the supercell thunderstorms.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2021
  • As the supercell moved north toward Dodge City, twisters kept spinning out of the storm clouds.
    — Ed Lavandera, CNN, 23 May 2017
  • That includes Rolling Fork, where study authors project an increase of one supercell a year by the year 2100.
    — Seth Borenstein, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
  • With the way things are going this week at the Capitol, tornadic supercells would have likely spun through the South Lawn.
    — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 21 June 2018
  • This was the song that led to the formation of supercell, a group of creators led by Vocaloid producer ryo.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Spherical hailstones are thought to have tumbled around in the supercell; spiky ones shoot like comets through the storm.
    — Oliver Whang, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The weather service said supercell storms will be possible in the warm sector ahead of the front.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Tuesday's storms were part of two supercells that formed in the Texas Panhandle before moving to the north and east.
    — CBS News, 17 May 2017
  • Tuesday’s storms were part of two supercells that formed in the Texas Panhandle before moving to the north and east.
    — Adam Kealoha Causey, The Denver Post, 17 May 2017
  • The tornado was part of the same supercell that produced the first tornado.
    — Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Any supercell could produce hail up to golf ball size and a weak tornado.
    — Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 23 June 2017
  • That includes Rolling Fork, where study authors project an increase of one supercell a year by 2100.
    — CBS News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Hood said a long supercell storm that tracked across the Ozarks had the potential to cause serious damage.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The radar image below shows the isolated nature of the supercell storm.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 5 July 2022
  • To the east, a strong supercell thunderstorm went on to drop a monstrous tornado in Wynne, about 50 miles west of Memphis.
    — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The track of this supercell is shown above in the rain accumulation map, where dark reds stretch from Charlottesville to just west and north of the District.
    — Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2021
  • The visualization above shows the evolution of the same supercell thunderstorm that's seen at the top of this post.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2019
  • After producing the tornado that hit Gaylord, the supercell would go on to drop hail the size of baseballs on Posen, a village 50 miles to the east, the agency said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 20 May 2022
  • Forecasters will be watching for the potential for supercell storms to develop ahead of the main line, but that threat appeared to lessen some for much of the state.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 11 Jan. 2020
  • However, the same supercell storm is thought to have spawned both tornadoes.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The radar features used to identify this supercell, shown above, were subtle.
    — Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2020
  • The geography should be familiar and the small purple diamond marks the spot of the Bowie supercell.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 5 July 2022
  • There is a chance for a few isolated supercells to develop this evening, which could turn severe.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2024
  • What is a supercell? Ridge-riding storms The storms on Monday are following a similar path to storms over the weekend.
    — Haley Brink, CNN, 8 May 2023
  • In a supercell storm, a strong updraft of warm, moist gulf air interacts with southbound cool air and a quickly-moving jet stream.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The bulging cell with the hook could be classified as a supercell, or rotating thunderstorm.
    — Washington Post, 2 July 2021
  • There could be two batches of storms — a squall line and individual supercells that develop out ahead of the line.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 9 Jan. 2020
  • Known as a supercell, the storm spawned at least six tornadoes in Alabama and stretched into Georgia.
    — Sarah Westwood, Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2021
  • There is a low, conditional threat of a tornado if a supercell is able to unfold.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024
  • This is shown in the figure below, as the hail-generating supercell was working across Arlington.
    — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024

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