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Welcome to The Weather Scene segment! Each week here on Geek Alabama, The Weather Scene will feature weather related content. Editor / publisher Nathan Young loves weather related content. And this segment will feature something about the weather every week.
Why do supercells rotate? Most people will say “wind shear,” but that’s not the whole story. An even more crucial factor in a powerful, rotating supercell is a misunderstood one: clean, uninterrupted inflow.
In this video, we explain the science of supercell rotation, from how wind shear creates the initial spin to why “clean air” is the critical ingredient that organizes a storm into a monster. If you want to understand how supercells really work, this is the video for you.
