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Rope stage

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002358

The dissipating stage of a tornado, characterized by thinning and shrinking of the condensation funnel into a rope (or rope funnel). Damage still is possible during this stage.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002358
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002358",
  "term": "Rope stage",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Rope Stage",
  "definition": "The dissipating stage of a tornado, characterized by thinning and shrinking of the condensation funnel into a rope (or rope funnel). Damage still is possible during this stage.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/rope-stage/"
}

Record 8,159 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.