{{Short description|Type of thunderstorm}} thumb|RHI from a research radar in Colorado sampling a visibly tilted updraft|400px A '''tilted updraft''' (also known as a '''tilted storm''') is a thunderstorm which is not vertically erect.<ref name=glossary>{{cite web|url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/severewx/glossary4.php#t |title=A COMPREHENSIVE GLOSSARY OF WEATHER TERMS FOR STORM SPOTTERS |accessdate=2008-05-18 |author=Michael Branick |date=March 11, 2008 |publisher=NWS - Norman |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501185622/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/severewx/glossary4.php |archivedate=May 1, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=Defined>{{cite web|url=https://definedterm.com/tilted_storm_or_tilted_updraft|title=Tilted Storm or Tilted Updraft|work=A dictionary of legal, industry-specific, and uncommon terms. |author=NOAA|publisher=Defined Term|accessdate=May 10, 2018}}</ref> This happens as a result of unidirectional wind shear, or a change in wind speed with height. In such an environment, the top of the updraft is pushed further downstream than the lower parts as a result of stronger winds pushing the top, as it is higher in the atmosphere. Storms that occur in environments with wind shear are more likely to be severe.<ref name=glossary /><ref name=Defined/>
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