mesocyclone
mesocyclone A region of rapidly rotating air, up to 10 km in diameter, inside a large cumulonimbus cloud. Rotation commences near the middle of the cloud and extends downwards. If it continues beneath the cloud base and reaches to the ground it is a tornado.
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