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What is the name assigned to the rotating updraft of a supercell thunderstorm?

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This rotating updraft of air is called a mesocyclone and is a precursor to the development of a tornado. Supercells typically move from southwest to northeast, but there are exceptions to this caused by abnormal wind direction and when a supercell splits into two separate storms.

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