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Offline Antonio (stormboy)

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Is this a tornado?
« on: 13 September 2009, 03:39:16 PM »
Just looking through the weather photos catalogue and noticed that in 2001 MB took this picture. Now I already am thinking TORNADO but I would like MB to tell me if this was one.

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Re: Is this a tornado?
« Reply #1 on: 14 September 2009, 02:07:35 AM »
Gday Stormboy,

MB may want to correct me on this one but I think from memory reading the report that he classified this feature as a landspout, which are rated as EF0 or there is no rating attached to them at all mostly.

Here is a link to the report and I'll correct myself and mention that he does call this a tornado in the landspout variety

http://www.australiasevereweather.com/storm_news/2001/docs/200101-02.htm

Cheers Jason
South Lismore, Northern Rivers NSW.....Supercells are us!!