Elevated storm
A storm whose updraft draws from air above a shallow surface layer of cooler, denser air, often on the cool side of a warm front. Tornado risk is generally lower than a surface-based storm in the same shear.
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Supercell becoming undercut south of Salina, KS 
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Severe Multicell Thunderstorm in Central Oklahoma 
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HP Supercell with a large, flat base in North Texas 
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