Tornado Look – a - Likes
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A number of features can resemble a tornado or funnel cloud
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These include rain shafts, scud clouds, or smoke from factories
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Look for organized rotation about a vertical axis!
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If you are too far away to see rotation, report as lowering of cloud base
SLC’s – Scary Looking Clouds!
Decorative Image: "Scary-looking Cloud" Decorative Image: There are several features in the atmosphere that resemble tornadoes.
Scud/Fractostratus
Speaker Notes:
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There are several features in the atmosphere that resemble tornadoes. It is important that if you witness something that looks like a tornado to take a few seconds to assess the feature.
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Ask yourself this question “is this feature rotating about a vertical axis”? If it is not, then it is NOT a tornado or funnel cloud.