How to Use supercell in a Sentence

supercell

noun
  • Any supercell could produce hail up to golf ball size and a weak tornado.
    — Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 23 June 2017
  • The map above show the footprint of hail that fell from a few of the supercell thunderstorms.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Discrete supercells will be likely throughout the evening hours and will last into the overnight.
    — Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Spherical hailstones are thought to have tumbled around in the supercell; spiky ones shoot like comets through the storm.
    — Oliver Whang, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2022
  • As the supercell moved north toward Dodge City, twisters kept spinning out of the storm clouds.
    — Ed Lavandera, CNN, 23 May 2017
  • However, the same supercell storm is thought to have spawned both tornadoes.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The weather service said supercell storms will be possible in the warm sector ahead of the front.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The radar features used to identify this supercell, shown above, were subtle.
    — Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2020
  • What weather is needed to create a supercell?
    — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The watch was updated as a line of supercell storms moves ahead of a cold front in the region, the weather service said.
    — Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
  • The tornado was part of the same supercell that produced the first tornado.
    — Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Rarely, the Kansas City area sees a rare type of thunderstorm known as a supercell.
    — Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
  • There is a low, conditional threat of a tornado if a supercell is able to unfold.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024
  • The radar image below shows the isolated nature of the supercell storm.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 5 July 2022
  • Nelson and Erik chose a supercell south of us with the best chance of producing a tornado.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • When winds increase in speed and strength and create an updraft, a regular storm becomes a supercell.
    — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 25 Sep. 2020
  • This was the song that led to the formation of supercell, a group of creators led by Vocaloid producer ryo.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Forecasters will also be watching in case supercell storms develop ahead of the main line.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Hood said a long supercell storm that tracked across the Ozarks had the potential to cause serious damage.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Nearly all supercells produce some sort of severe weather.
    — Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The bulging cell with the hook could be classified as a supercell, or rotating thunderstorm.
    — Washington Post, 2 July 2021
  • In a supercell storm, a strong updraft of warm, moist gulf air interacts with southbound cool air and a quickly-moving jet stream.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Each unit of the material is built from supercells containing three smaller unit cells.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Some instances of hail are possible and a brief tornado could initiate from a weak supercell or two.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 12 July 2022
  • There could be two batches of storms — a squall line and individual supercells that develop out ahead of the line.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 9 Jan. 2020
  • If strong, rotating thunderstorms, known as supercells, form, large hail will be the main threat, along with damaging winds.
    — Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
  • This happens when air descending from the supercell causes rotation near the ground.
    — Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic, 21 May 2019
  • Tuesday’s storms were part of two supercells that formed in the Texas Panhandle before moving to the north and east.
    — Adam Kealoha Causey, The Denver Post, 17 May 2017
  • Tuesday's storms were part of two supercells that formed in the Texas Panhandle before moving to the north and east.
    — CBS News, 17 May 2017
  • That night the system predicted two hours in advance that supercell storms would cross Carter County.
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025

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