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Combine this with wind shear, and strong updrafts can start the rotations.
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Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Warm moist air rising in a thunderstorm updraft and the water vapor condenses.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Smaller hailstones can be blown away by horizontal winds, so larger hail usually falls closer to the updraft, writes the administration.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 16 May 2025
The plane rose by 362 feet, likely because of an updraft, and sped up unexpectedly.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Warm moist air rising in a thunderstorm updraft and the water vapor condenses.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Smaller hailstones can be blown away by horizontal winds, so larger hail usually falls closer to the updraft, writes the administration.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 16 May 2025
The plane rose by 362 feet, likely because of an updraft, and sped up unexpectedly.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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“Updraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/updraft. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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updraft
noun
up·draft
ˈəp-ˌdraft 
-ˌdrȧft
: an upward movement of gas (as air)
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