Very interesting and informative. I d like to ask what exactly is the difference in a landspout tornado and a gustnado. Also the clear spot that can form in the wall cloud. Does it have a name? I ve seen these and often I ve noticed the greenish tint often seen in thunderstorms some associate with ice or hail forming.
Not to argue, just wondering, wouldnt the answer to the last question be a funnel? Due to a lack of visual confirmation that it is in fact in contact with the ground, it's tough to say it is in fact a tornado. You have no debris cloud at its base because the base is hidden by the horizon line or terrain feature. I recently got into storm chasing/spotting in the past couple years, and hail from the SE, where spotting is VERY difficult due to the abundance of terrain and vegetation. I've seen what I was sure would be tornadoes end up being funnels or scuds because of tree lines and distance/terrain.
Thanks for posting these training videos. I took a spotter class recently and this is much more detailed.
Very interesting and informative. I d like to ask what exactly is the difference in a landspout tornado and a gustnado. Also the clear spot that can form in the wall cloud. Does it have a name?
I ve seen these and often I ve noticed the greenish tint often seen in thunderstorms some associate with ice or hail forming.
Not to argue, just wondering, wouldnt the answer to the last question be a funnel? Due to a lack of visual confirmation that it is in fact in contact with the ground, it's tough to say it is in fact a tornado. You have no debris cloud at its base because the base is hidden by the horizon line or terrain feature.
I recently got into storm chasing/spotting in the past couple years, and hail from the SE, where spotting is VERY difficult due to the abundance of terrain and vegetation. I've seen what I was sure would be tornadoes end up being funnels or scuds because of tree lines and distance/terrain.
THIS IS VERY INTERESTING AND VERY EDUCATIONAL!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS.