wall cloud

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tornadoes

  • Tornado Alley
    In tornado: The dynamic pipe

    …extension is known as a wall cloud. Surface winds with speeds as high as 33 metres per second, or 120 km per hour (110 feet per second, or 75 miles per hour) can be present beneath this swirling cloud, often producing damage even when no tornado forms.

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