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

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:58 pm
by TropicalWXMA
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.

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

Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:15 pm
by meteorologist