Schematic of a supercell at the violent tornado stage (adapted from Lemon and Doswell 1979). The rear flank downdraft is red, forward flank downdraft is blue, updraft is brown and tornado is purple. The inflow channel is the narrow corridor (brown) north and west of the tornado. The inflection point (blue to red) is located north of the inflow channel. Streamlines are at 300 meters above ground level.