Hazelnuts
There is no evidence to suggest that any particular cell was exceptionally violent.
Other than tops at 50K (possibly higher, see the graphic a few posts up in post #1551) ... so there is
some evidence to suggest a powerful cell, or storm system. Vertical development.
As I understand thunderstorms, the greater the vertical development, the greater the energy, and thus "violence" in a storm system or cell. I got to investigate a ground mishap some years ago that resulted from a fast moving cell delivering a microburst that pushed a parked ground services truck (no, it wasn't chocked) into a couple of aircraft, causing no small amount of damage.
It is common to get thunderstorms in Texas. We get SIGMETS regularly. There are
violent thunderstorms a plenty here. I'll defer to a professional meteorologist here, but there seems to be a correlation between
violent thunderstorms, in comparative cases. Those displaying tops upwards of 50K tend to be associated with greater voilence than less well developed (vertically) cells or lines. About three weeks ago, in Southern Texas, a storm system generated localized hurricane force winds that knocked off some roofs, kicked over trees, and did various amounts of damage.
Is that not violent? Is it exceptionally violent? Would you have wanted to be flying through the top of
that?