What's the difference between a scud cloud and a tornado?

AccuWeather 2025-07-02

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As people at an Atlanta Braves game on July 1 experienced, scud clouds can be a very scary sight. If you're looking at the sky and think you see a tornado, how exactly do you tell the difference?
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