Surface-based storm
A storm whose updraft draws from a well-mixed surface layer. Given supportive shear, surface-based storms carry the greatest tornado potential.
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EF-3 Tornado Under a Giant Supercell, Pink, OK 
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Tornadic HP Supercell near Snyder, OK 
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Supercell at Dusk near White Deer, TX 
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Supercell near Lexington, OK 
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HP Supercell near Littlefield, TX 
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Tornado near Punkin Center, Colorado 
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Tornado and Pronounced Clear Slot near Fort Sumner, NM 
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Classic Supercell near Minneapolis, KS 
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HP Supercell near Memphis, Texas 
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SW Oklahoma Classic Supercell 
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