Thunderstorm cells

thunderstorm cells

Thunderstorm cells are the smallest self-contained units that
a thunderstorm can occur. They always go through these three states:

• growth stage
• stage of maturity
• decay stage

A thunderstorm cell is built up from a cumulonimbus cloud, in
of updrafts and downdrafts occur. Usually several
Storm cells are grouped into units, dividing these into the types
Single-cell storms, multi-cell storms and super-cell storms
can divide.