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A horizontal, tail-shaped cloud (not a funnel cloud) at low levels extending from the precipitation cascade region of a supercell toward the wall cloud (i.e.
Tail Cloud A horizontal, tail-shaped cloud (not a funnel cloud) at low levels extending from the precipitation cascade region of a supercell toward the wall cloud (i.e.
Tail Cloud - A low tail-shaped cloud extending outward from the northern quadrant of a wall cloud. Motions in the tail cloud are toward the wall cloud with rapid updraft at the junction of tail and wall cloud.
A beaver tail cloud with a stinger-like shape.
Influent Seepage
In hydrologic terms, movement of gravity water in the zone of aeration from the ground surface toward the water table.
TAFTerminal Aerodrome ForecastTAFBTropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (of the TPC)Tail CloudA horizontal, ...
Spotters should note the distinction between a beaver tail and a tail cloud. A "true" tail cloud typically is attached to the wall cloud and has a cloud base at about the same level as the wall cloud itself.
This is another type of "tail cloud," with the appearance of a beaver's tail. The east-west oriented cloud frequently is seen in the vicinity of the stationary gust front or "pseudo-warm front," which is northeast of the rotating updraft.
One should note the distinction between a beaver tail and a tail cloud. A "true" tail cloud is attached to the wall cloud and has a cloud base at about the same level as the wall cloud itself.
A beaver tail is not a tail cloud; the latter typically forms in the moist but cooler air on the north or northeast side of a wall cloud.
Blue watch (or blue box ) - [slang] a severe thunderstorm watch.
Visual characteristics often include a rain-free base (with or without a wall cloud), tail cloud, flanking line, overshooting top, and back-sheared anvil, ...
 See also: Cloud, Storm, Tornado, Precipitation, Clouds
  
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