A great eulogy launches the dearly departed into the afterlife on a powerful updraft.

The key component, however, seem to be the powerful updrafts associated with thunderstorms.

They must be soaring on some fairly powerful updrafts.

This powerful updraft is often an indication of, or is facilitated by, a mesocyclone.

It is a result of a very powerful updraft; enough to break through the upper levels of the troposphere.

This is an indication of divergent flow around a powerful updraft.

"That means there will be more powerful updrafts," Ms. Scalia explained.

Some thought that a crosscurrent, a powerful updraft, had momentarily caught her and carried her skyward.

Scientists explain these bizarre occurrences as being the result of powerful updrafts of the same kind that create tornados.

"I'll watch it," Brim promised as the cruiser bumped through another series of powerful updrafts.