# Weather 518

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**Created:** [October 13, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weather-518/255039 "2010-10-13T19:21:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weather-518/255039/1258 "2013-05-29T18:09:17Z")

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> [@FS 2009 ZR1](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-2009-zr1/52874/5):
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> Bow echos are more of an indicator of straight line wind than tornados.
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> 91teg, rotational wind in a tornado isn’t much different than straight line wind in a microburst. We have fairly weak tornados in this area and even those are rare. I may be wrong, but I don’t think it was a tornado. Either way I hope everyone is alright.

Yes the bow echo itself. But when the top curls back like an apostrophe it’s great indication of rotation.

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