Nice landspout tornado...

[Andrea Griffa]

Hi all,
Just for sharing a nice italian landspout on july 30th

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pISiPsQj1H4

Nice vision.

And

 

[Stephen Levine]

Wow! Spectacular! Thank you for sharing!

 

[Jeff Hawkins]

That was awesome! But I had to go back and refresh my memory about what defines a landspout vs. a tornado. After reviewing the video, I'd agree, this is a landspout, as the gustfront is visible on the left side of the screen at the end of the clip, that's what I can tell.
More experienced spotters, is there other evidence in this video that proves this to be a landspout?

 

[Andrea Griffa]

That was awesome! But I had to go back and refresh my memory about what defines a landspout vs. a tornado. After reviewing the video, I'd agree, this is a landspout, as the gustfront is visible on the left side of the screen at the end of the clip, that's what I can tell.
More experienced spotters, is there other evidence in this video that proves this to be a landspout?

Hi Jim, this tornado could easily called landspout as it comes from a non mesocyclonic storm (I watched other youtube videos too to confirm), then it has the classic appearance of a little cone with the classic "soul" reaching the ground and the dusty consistency.

 

[Paul Knightley]

What's wrong with calling it a non-meso tornado, rather than landspout?

 

[Andrea Griffa]

What's wrong with calling it a non-meso tornado, rather than landspout?

Non-meso tornado is too long, Paul! Landspout is easier

 

[Susan Strom]

Very nice tornado video. Clear and easy to see.

Someone did manage to get the Chinle Arizona landspout this week on film. This is in northeast Arizona on Navajo Nation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ei9aoEKvUI

 

[Jason Foster]

OK...it's a small thing, but can a mod correct the spelling on the thread. It's just silly to leave it. Sorry for the interruption.

 

[Andrea Griffa]

Very nice tornado video. Clear and easy to see.

Someone did manage to get the Chinle Arizona landspout this week on film. This is in northeast Arizona on Navajo Nation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ei9aoEKvUI

Wow that's a very photogenic one!

 

[Brandon Jenkins]

OK...it's a small thing, but can a mod correct the spelling on the tread. It's just silly to leave it. Sorry for the interruption.

And what exactly is a tread?

 

[Jason Foster]

And what exactly is a tread?

LMAO...now that is funny. Correction made..thanks.

 

[Greg Stumpf]

...it has the classic appearance of a little cone with the classic "soul" reaching the ground and the dusty consistency.

This is not a discriminating feature between landspouts and mesocyclone tornadoes. That is just a product of the ambient relative humidity - the drier the air, the less likelihood for a condensation funnel to form.

Landspouts are common along the sea-breeze convergence in Florida in the summer, and many of those tornadoes are characterized by full condensation funnels.

 

[Andrea Griffa]

This is not a discriminating feature between landspouts and mesocyclone tornadoes. That is just a product of the ambient relative humidity - the drier the air, the less likelihood for a condensation funnel to form.

Landspouts are common along the sea-breeze convergence in Florida in the summer, and many of those tornadoes are characterized by full condensation funnels.

Infact, I wrote before: "this tornado could easily called landspout as it comes from a non mesocyclonic storm......"

Anyway, as regards "the soul reaching the ground", it is not discriminating, that's for sure, but it is a feature present in the most of landspouts, if you notice.
It is sufficient that you write in the Google search(images): landspout, and you see many different landspouts with this kind of "soul".

Often it's due to the presence of a drier air enviroment at the surface, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a similar landspout even with a moister soil, as if it was a frequent standardof this type of tornadoes.