False reports of tornado in Goshen
Posted: Aug 7, 2013 7:12 PM EDT | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 8:52 AM EDT
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Wednesday afternoon there were reports of a tornado in the Goshen area and tornado sirens sounded. But there wasn't a tornado.
What many may have mistaken for a tornado is a scud cloud. It usually forms behind a dissipating storm.
The difference between a scud cloud and a tornado is a scud cloud does not have rotation associated with it like a tornado.
A scud cloud looks very similar to a tornado.