Tornado or no tornado? Take the test

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=arx&storyid=15032&source=0

Earlier this week, a storm system produced these cloud formations over areas of Wisconsin and Minnesota.  Interesting article

7 Responses to “Tornado or no tornado? Take the test”

  1. steve says:

    well- without any data to look at like Weather WX or something- I would have assumed it was a tornado. Even some wall cloud like structure in a few of the photos…rain free base and rain offset- although on the opposite side. weird stuff!

  2. Tony says:

    Why would you need to look at data? There was no rotation associated with the scud. Therefore, simply seeing something like this in person, although scary for the majority of people, wouldn’t be enough call it a tornado without seeing any rotation.

  3. Pete says:

    Uh, how can you see rotation in a still photo?

  4. Tony says:

    If you read the story it talks about how the local NWS office was receiving reports of a tornado on the ground. My point was that for something to to be a tornado, no matter how low the clouds are, you should see some rotation.

  5. Brandon says:

    What’s the point of a blog if you’re not going to update? Especially with severe weather in the area?

  6. Sara says:

    KETV was on the air last night. Where were you? No blog updates and nobody on air in the area’s first tornado of the year.

  7. Mike says:

    Wow you guys say. “first warning weather”. Really? Lets re-think this. Your weather page on the website is only updated maybe twice a day. The blog sucks, and you suck at weather. Props to KETV

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