Description2010 - Doppler radar images of the tornadic supercell as the tornado hit Yazoo City, Mississippi.png
English: Yazoo City, MS Tornado. A "debris ball", or an area of higher reflectivity resulting from significant tornado debris being lifted into the atmosphere, is evident on the 0.5° base reflectivity image on the left. The 0.5° storm relative velocity image on the right shows intense rotation in the storm. Click on the thumbnail below for a higher resolution image.
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