“Supercell storms are capable of producing the most violent of hail, wind and tornado events (Moller et. al. 1994); thus they
are the most important storm type to forecast and detect” (Moller 2001). Supercell storm is defined by “presence of a deep and
persistent, rotating updraft called a mesocyclone” (Weisman and Klemp 1984). Mesocyclone presence leads to the specific vertical
storm structure seen as a Bounded Weak Echo Region. Mesocyclone presence also leads to the changes in the horizontal
shape of the storm, observed on the radar reflecivity in a low elevation as a hook echo. Large hail, associated with supercells,
is a very important threat to detect. It can be easily recognized by the presence of the reflecivity more than 50 dBZ, above
8 km above ground level (Burgess and Lemon 1990). Nine cases of supercells in Poland between 2007 and 2013 were examined.
Results show that all quoted features were present. Moreover, most of them appeared before the threat which they indicate.
It means that threats associated with supercells can be predicted in a short time.
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