Big scare story

On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 06:30:39 GMT, "Dallas"
wrote:


"Gig 601XL Builder"
Whoa! A "clear air tornado"?
Surprised the hell out of me as well. I did some research own it years ago
and it seems to be related to a better known clear air micro burst.


Just a guess here, but tornados take on the color of the ground they are
crossing over... black topsoil - black tornado, yellow dirt - yellow
tornado, water - white tornado. My guess would be a clear one wouldn't be
on the ground?

There is a clear air vortex, but they are still associated with a
storm.

A tornado on water is a "water spout" and they are dark. Usually the
appear black or blue black just like any other funnel cloud associated
with tornados a;though they may be surrounded by white spray at the
bottom.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com


Dallas

I have seen a number of water spouts, and they were all white to grey.
Never seen a tornado, though.
Dust devils may suck up whatever loose material they pass over (dirt,
grass, etc), and may be invisible if there is nothing to pick up. Once
I saw one that picked up & shredded a wagon load of newspapers that a
paperboy had left in a parking lot (while delivering down a side
street). It scattered the pieces all over the neighborhood.

David Johnson