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Supercell Thunderstorm

Caption: A supercell thunderstorm menaces central Oklahoma on May 17, 2010. Tornadoes and hurricanes have killed more than 2,000 Americans and wreaked billions of dollars in damage over the last decade.

Credit: ŠUCAR. Photo by Carlye Calvin.

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