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The process of tornado formation starts when wind shear starts the updraft a a thunderstorm rotating, turning it into a supercell.

If the right kind of down draft, called a rear-flank down draft occurs it can wrap around the rotating updraft, which is called a mesocyclone, and turn it into a more intense circulation: a tornado.

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