On a NEXRAD computer screen, indications of strong winds flowing towards the radar adjacent to strong winds flowing away from the radar is evidence of a(n) ________ within a thunderstorm and would cause the radar operator to issue a tornado warning.
A) updraft
B) downdraft
C) mesocyclone
D) anvil cloud
E) rain area

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Strong winds flowing towards the radar adjacent to strong winds flowing away from the radar is indicative of a mesocyclone, which is a rotating updraft within a thunderstorm. As this phenomenon is often associated with the development of tornadoes, the radar operator would issue a tornado warning.

On a NEXRAD Computer Screen, Indications of Strong Winds Flowing