storm cell

American  

noun

1. an air mass formed by powerful updrafts and downdrafts moving in convective loops, the smallest unit of a storm system.

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storm cell Scientific  

1. An air mass that contains up and down drafts in convective loops, moves and reacts as a single entity, and functions as the smallest unit of a storm-producing system.

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storm cell

A dust devil is a bit like a miniature storm cell.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2022

The flash and bang was an unexpected “one-hit wonder” that came from a small storm cell, meteorologist Tyler Kranz said.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2022

By 4:30 p.m., the storm cell had rolled into the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2021

Dierks Bentley shared a video of the storm cell as well as photos of the destruction on Instagram, also announcing that his drummer's home was lost.

From Fox News ● Mar. 3, 2020

A brilliant late-afternoon sun readied to break over the edge of a massive storm cell, creating a near-tent of Jacob’s ladders in the airspace just south of the airfield.

From Golf Digest ● Sep. 25, 2017

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