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North x NorthWest

Registered: Nov 2001
Location: 61.105423,-149.723555
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| quote: | Originally posted by TheFutureIsNear
this one looks like a freaking hurricane |
a hurricane?
No
a wall cloud?
Yes
It is the locally lowered portion of the base of a cumulonimbus cloud (thunderhead) into which intense updrafts are ascending. About 1-3 miles in diameter, it is the part of the thunderstorm base from which tornadoes develop.
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