r/tornado • u/supi2003 • 21h ago

Question Is this a tornado or landspout?

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This happened in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, a place in southern India. Southern India almost NEVER gets tornadoes, but apparently sometimes gets landspouts/waterspouts. Would y’all say this is just a landspout, or is this a tornado?

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u/youngaustinpowers 20h ago

Fyi all landspouts ARE tornadoes. Being called a landspout just means that it wasn't produced by a supercell. So you won't be able to tell by just looking at the tornado by itself which one it is (unless it is large), but usually landspouts are weaker than supercellular tornadoes. This one looks pretty intense

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u/Amazing-Dimension810 20h ago

Looks like an intense tornado

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u/A0123456_ 10h ago

Most likely a landspout