Why is it that tornadoes appear to "drop"...

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Why is it that tornadoes appear to "drop"...

#1 Postby TropicalWXMA » Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:58 pm

from wall clouds, when they are actually the strong updraft (therefore going UP into the base of the wall cloud, not DOWN)?

That's always confused me.
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Re: Why is it that tornadoes appear to "drop"...

#2 Postby meteorologist » Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:15 pm

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