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Updraft vs Supercell - What's the difference?

updraft | supercell |

As nouns the difference between updraft and supercell

is that updraft is an upward current of air, especially a strong one while supercell is a severe thunderstorm with updrafts and downdrafts that are in near balance, allowing the storm to maintain itself for several hours. Supercells often produce large hail, powerful downpours, very strong winds and sometimes tornadoes.

updraft

English

Alternative forms

* updraught (British)

Noun

(en noun)
  • an upward current of air, especially a strong one

    • supercell

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia supercell) (en noun)
  • A severe thunderstorm with updrafts and downdrafts that are in near balance, allowing the storm to maintain itself for several hours. Supercells often produce large hail, powerful downpours, very strong winds and sometimes tornadoes.
  • (mineralogy) A repeating unit cell of a crystal that contains several primitive cells.