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Horrible day. a tornado starts with a supercell, a rotating thunderstorm. on these tornados there is one thing that clearly stands out, especially when we look at radar. its called a hook echo. thats an appendage on the southern flank of the storm. we know these storms arent flat. theyre vertical 40 50, 60,000 feet. lets pull this thing up and look at it. when you look at this big rotating thunderstorm and as massive as it is look at whats going on down here. look at that tornado. so just a smal...

We know these storms arent flat. theyre in the vertical, 40, 50, 60 thought feet. lets pull this thing up and look at it. when you look at this big rotating thunderstorm, as massive as it is, look the a whats going on right here. that tornado. the most violent part of that super cell is right there in that tornado. lets lift the face of this and talk about tornado genesis. a lot of the research over the past several years has gone into what actually kicks off the tornado for the super cell? well...

The weather channels jim cantore has an explanation live youve never seen. >> lets talk about the anatomy of a tornado. it starts with a super cell a rotating thunderstorm. but on these tornados there is one thing that clearly stands out, especially when we look at radar. its called the hook echo. and what hook echo is a little appendage of the southern flank of a storm. we know these storms arent flat. theyre in the vertical 40 50 60 thought feet. lets pull this thing up and look at it. when yo...