Can You Spot Tornado Lookalikes Underneath Storms?

Learn how to identify what might be a tornado vs. what might be just a gustnado.

One of the biggest ‘bad’ storm reporting trends I see are areas of spinning dust under a storm seemingly almost always ending up as a tornado report. This is irrespective of the broader context that said spinning area of dust exists within. This is not good for a variety of reasons, including prompting bad and inaccurate warnings.

If there is an overarching message I’d like this video to get across it is simple: spinning dust under storms is VERY common. In fact, it should be expected. Storms, by their nature, are chaotic. They’re stormy! But those areas of spin under storms are only very rarely tornadoes.