To an observer on the ground, the first sign that a supercell may give birth to a tornado is the sight of ____

a. a mesocyclone
b. a funnel cloud
c. rotating clouds near the middle of the storm
d. rotating clouds at the base of the storm
e. rotating clouds at the top of the storm


ANSWER: d

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