Storm mode

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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