Use the image below to describe the steps in the formation of a rear-flank downdraft, and explain how this downdraft may be linked to tornado formation.

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Use the image below to describe how the double-vortex structure enables a storm to maintain a vertical position in the atmosphere even when it is encountering very strong wind shear conditions? (i.e., it is not leaning over).

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