Swirling Non-Supercell Tornadoes in Pictures


	Swirling Non-Supercell Tornadoes in Pictures

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5-29-2009 10:11 PM

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not so terrible tornadoes

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5-29-2009 10:26 PM

chestnut501

Wow, I've heard about fire tornados before but I've never even seen one in a picture before. Thanks clip-on-tie

5-30-2009 1:03 AM

gevmistry

Amazing.

5-30-2009 11:31 AM

BartendingBear

The fire whirl is awesome!

5-30-2009 9:25 PM

amgumen

Very spectacular shots. Thanks

5-30-2009 9:27 PM

celestialdancer

Great pics. Have to agree with the fire twirl though amazing!!!

5-31-2009 12:13 PM

tanyamm

Excluding the fire shots it looks like mother nature was just having fun.

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<P><IMG title="Swirling Non Supercell Tornadoes in Pictures featured" alt="Swirling Non Supercell Tornadoes in Pictures featured" src="http://inlinethumb47.webshots.com/45294/2218091920103611142S600x600Q85.jpg" /></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/swirling-non-supercell-tornadoes-pictures/11186"><P>A non-supercell tornado comes in many flavors: dust devils, dust tubes, and waterspouts, to name just a few. The basic difference is that these type of vortexes are not born of a larger storm system and appear only sporadically. Also, as is apparent in this photo, they do not seem to pose any real danger as there should be more arm flailing and/or opposite direction running.</p> <P><IMG title="Swirling Non Supercell Tornadoes in Pictures featured" alt="Swirling Non Supercell Tornadoes in Pictures featured" src="http://inlinethumb22.webshots.com/45333/2808199080103611142S600x600Q85.jpg" /></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/swirling-non-supercell-tornadoes-pictures/11186"><STRONG>Dust Devil</STRONG>
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<EM>Image: <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mojave_DustDevil.jpg">Jeff T. Alu </A></EM></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/swirling-non-supercell-tornadoes-pictures/11186"><STRONG>Martian Dust Devil</STRONG>
<IMG title="Swirling Non Supercell Tornadoes in Pictures featured" alt="Swirling Non Supercell Tornadoes in Pictures featured" src="http://inlinethumb51.webshots.com/40562/2392356270103611142S600x600Q85.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/swirling-non-supercell-tornadoes-pictures/11186"><P>What makes this dust devil so amazing isn’t so much the vortex itself, but its extraterrestrial location. While Mars has a relatively thin atmosphere, it is still dense enough to have the occasional dust devil.</p> <P><IMG title="Swirling Non Supercell Tornadoes in Pictures featured" alt="Swirling Non Supercell Tornadoes in Pictures featured" src="http://inlinethumb16.webshots.com/24015/2327841120103611142S600x600Q85.jpg" /></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/swirling-non-supercell-tornadoes-pictures/11186"><STRONG>Landspout or Dust Tube Tornado</STRONG>
<IMG title="Swirling Non Supercell Tornadoes in Pictures featured" alt="Swirling Non Supercell Tornadoes in Pictures featured" src="http://inlinethumb04.webshots.com/42563/2243136150103611142S600x600Q85.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/swirling-non-supercell-tornadoes-pictures/11186"><P>Landspout or dust tube tornadoes are weaker versions of supercell tornadoes. Essentially, they are waterspouts over land. They dissipate quickly and are less destructive.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/swirling-non-supercell-tornadoes-pictures/11186"><STRONG>Waterspouts</STRONG>
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