Recent Examples on the WebThe image above shows a classic supercell—a thunderstorm with a rotating updraft—in Alabama on March 3. Dennis Mersereau, Outside Online, 30 Apr. 2019 Her lissome phrases seemed effortless, floating on an updraft. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022 Higher velocities enable the updraft to suspend larger stones aloft. Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 16 May 2022 That helped stoke the storm’s updraft, contained within its mesocyclone. Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 5 July 2022 Buoyant energy arises from a very warm and humid air mass close to the ground, and this stokes a powerful updraft within the storm cloud. Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 16 May 2022 This wind shear, in turn, helped to produce what is known as ‘supercell’ thunderstorms, within which the entire storm updraft rotates which results in very strong storms which also tend to sustain themselves. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2022 Suddenly, a monstrous black bird coasted across the sky on an updraft, gliding high above my head. Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 25 Feb. 2020 In theory, the rapid updraft of hot air and ash from an erupting volcano into the upper atmosphere could trigger gravity waves on a much larger scale. David Adam, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2022 See More