Here's what makes tornadoes, gustnadoes and landspouts different

Here's what makes tornadoes, gustnadoes and landspouts different

Not all columns of spinning air are the same. Here's the difference between them

Tornado, waterspout, landspout, gustnado: what’s the difference? - The Weather Network

Not all whirlwinds are built the same

Massive landspout swirls near homes in New Mexico

CARLSBAD, N.M. -- A dramatic scene unfolded in New Mexico Thursday as a severe thunderstorm triggered a large landspout that swirled near some homes in Carlsbad.Amanda Bratcher told Storyful she recorded a video of the landspout outside her home, describing it as a "huge" dust devil that developed into a landspout.Landspouts are a type of tornado that forms differently. Classic tornadoes form in supercell thunderstorms that contain their own rot…