01VISUAL STORM LITERACY
Storms in the Field
See how storms are built, how they evolve, and what visual features can tell you in context.
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Guides in Storms in the Field
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Visual Field Guide
LP, Classic, and HP Supercells
Learn how precipitation placement changes the visible structure of low-precipitation, classic, and high-precipitation supercells without treating the categories as hazard rankings.
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Visual Field Guide
Reading the Basic Parts of a Thunderstorm
Learn to identify the updraft, downdraft, precipitation core, anvil, outflow, and other basic parts that reveal how a thunderstorm is moving air.
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Visual Field Guide
Reading the RFD Clear Slot and Horseshoe
Learn how a rear-flank downdraft can reshape the cloud base, produce a clear slot, and create a horseshoe appearance without treating the feature as proof that a tornado will form.
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Visual Field Guide
Supercell Anatomy in the Field
Build a working map of a supercell by connecting its rotating updraft, precipitation regions, downdrafts, wall cloud, flanking line, and storm-relative airflow.
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Visual Field Guide
Wall Clouds, Shelf Clouds, Scud, and Other Storm Lowerings
Learn to separate inflow features from outflow features by using location, motion, persistence, and shape instead of judging one dark cloud fragment.
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