Landspout

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001509",
  "term": "Landspout",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definitions": [
    "A type of tornado that forms over land, characterized by its narrow, rope-like appearance and its formation from a rapidly rotating column of air extending from a cumulus cloud or towering cumulus. Unlike supercell tornadoes, landspouts do not originate from a rotating updraft within a mesocyclone. They are often weaker than supercell tornadoes but can still cause damage.",
    "[Slang], a tornado that does not arise from organized storm-scale rotation and therefore is not associated with a wall cloud (visually) or a mesocyclone (on radar). Landspouts typically are observed beneath Cbs or towering cumulus clouds (often as no more than a dust whirl), and essentially are the land-based equivalents of waterspouts."
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "nonsupercell tornado"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/landspout/"
}