Last June in northwest Nebraska I viewed almost the exact same scene as those pictured on the link..the 3 low hanging appendages. I'd had a horrible season, and was almost ready to "conjure" up and call what I saw in my field of vision as funnels / tornadoes. Man...they looked like the real deal! But..I didn't see a lick of rotation in any of them....and they were, of course...just mocking scud. Hey..there's possibly a new term being borne..."mocking scud"!! Or...ok..maybe not.
Anyhow, these Wisconsin photos sure had me fooled. I would have voted hands down that these were the real deal.
Just another lesson illustrating that we all need to be really, really sure what we're seeing before we make that all important phone call to the NWS office. If we chasers always strive to maintain the highest standards of quality in reporting to the local offices...we'll always be looked at as an extremely valuable tool within the NWS, as well as law enforcement. And in this day and age...with some agencies looking at chasers in general as "the jury is still out"...we should all try our best to report accurately.
