What makes some thunderstorm cells 'super'?

What makes some thunderstorm cells 'super'?

To those not deeply engulfed in meteorology, the term “supercell” can seem like a hype-inducing buzzword akin to “bomb cyclone” or “polar vortex.”  It can seem like an esoteric piece of weather geekdom.You will never see a “supercell warning” issued, but you will hear meteorologists talk about supercells, especially when they point to velocity scan radar images with clashing colors next to each other or reflectivity echoes shaped with odd “hooks…