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It was 15000ft tall?
Tornado circulation continues above the cloud base, far up into the parent storm.
I saw one far away while visiting family in the Midwest as a kid. Cloud base was 2500m that day according to weather records, so at least 8000ft for a random one I happened to see.
Essentially, yes. And about a 1 to 1.5 miles wide