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Severe Weather Discussion => General Weather - all topics not current severe weather. => Topic started by: Samboman on 01 July 2010, 11:04:28 AM

Title: Is this a funnel cloud?
Post by: Samboman on 01 July 2010, 11:04:28 AM: Howdy Guys, New to this forum...

was fishing at West Lakes on the 9/4/2010 when i noticed a rotation in the dark clouds in front of me..... watched it for a few minutes and noticed a small funnel form and slowly lower..... it never made the ground but stayed formed for around 5mins b4 slowly rising and dissapearing....

Was this a tornado or water spout?

Cheers guy
Rhett
Title: RE: Is this a funnel cloud?
Post by: Samboman on 01 July 2010, 11:05:18 AM: Another :)
Title: RE: Is this a funnel cloud?
Post by: Samboman on 01 July 2010, 11:06:18 AM: :)
Title: RE: Is this a funnel cloud?
Post by: Samboman on 01 July 2010, 11:09:02 AM: Last one......

Any thoughts would be great ;)

cheers
Rhett
Title: RE: Is this a funnel cloud?
Post by: Antonio (stormboy) on 01 July 2010, 11:53:35 AM: I think it is a waterspout but not quiet making a funnel all the way down. It also looks like it could be a land spout, And finally it may be a funnel cloud but because Ballina has a few of these it looks like a waterspout to me.

Antonio.
Title: RE: Is this a funnel cloud?
Post by: Michael Bath on 02 July 2010, 04:56:17 AM: Definitely a funnel cloud. They are classified as tornadoes or waterspouts only if the circulation reaches the surface.

Michael
Title: RE: Is this a funnel cloud?
Post by: Antonio (stormboy) on 02 July 2010, 05:49:49 AM: Quote from: Michael Bath on 02 July 2010, 04:56:17 AM
Definitely a funnel cloud. They are classified as tornadoes or waterspouts only if the circulation reaches the surface.

Michael

thats nice to know i have seen some waterspouts in ballina where the funnel is halfish way down or less but you see water sprays.

Antonio.
Title: RE: Is this a funnel cloud?
Post by: Michael Bath on 02 July 2010, 06:45:03 AM: If you see the water spray on the surface then it is a waterspout - the funnel does not have to be visible the whole length.
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