Can anyone help me ?
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I can't understand the difference between a Wall cloud and a mothership, i am a weather enthusiast since 2024 I still can't tell the difference between these two cloud formations. I don't know if this is the right place to ask this, but I'd appreciate it if anyone can help.
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@BoberGurba said in Can anyone help me ?:
difference between a Wall cloud and a mothership
Hi @bobergurba
'Mothership' is the non-meteorological word for the whole thunderstorm. For example, in the plains in the US, if a supercell forms, you can call it the Mothership.
The wall cloud is a part of the supercell that descends below the thunder that - if correct conditions - a tornado will form beneath coming down from the wall cloud
In this picture, the 'Mothership is the whole cloud and the wall cloud is labeled at the bottom.
Hope it helps!
