What is a wall cloud?

[Taffy]

Someone in the Tropical thread posted photos of the rain clouds in his neighborhood in SE Florida, today. Someone else commented on the "nice, small wall cloud". I have seen those and thought were pretty neat, but I don't know what they are and why they are. Can someone please educate me.? Thanks
Taffy in Southwest Florida

[wxmann_91]

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/svr/comp/wall/dvlp.rxml

Hope this helps. Don't click on the link; copy the URL into your browser

[Extremeweatherguy]

A well-defined one would look like this...


http://www.horsburgh.com/h_tornado.html

[brunota2003]

Here is another interesting site on Wall Clouds:
http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/stars/tscloud.html

[brunota2003]

Here is another interesting site on Wall Clouds and other similar looking clouds:
http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/stars/tscloud.html

[Taffy]

Thankyou! I read the sites you all sent me and it was really interesting. I printed some stuff out so I can use it for a science lesson for the boys.
Taffy