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Not just during tornadoes, but some thunderstorms, as well, there can be a combination of updrafts and downdrafts. Raindrops get caught in the updraft, swept up in a towering cumulonimbus cloud where it freezes and it caught in a downdraft. It may pick up more rain, and be caught in another updraft, refreezing and growing in size, with this cycle repeating until it's to heavy to be carried up again, or until it simply falls to the ground as hail.

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