Alternate Definitions for non supercell tornado

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Term: non supercell tornado
Definition:

A tornado that occurs with a parent cloud in its growth stage and with its vorticity originating in the boundary layer. The parent cloud does not contain a preexisting midlevel mesocyclone. Landspouts and gustnadoes are examples of the nonsupercell tornado.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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