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The visible funnel usually extends from the clouds to the ground but the vortex can extend several miles up into the storm.
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Is the Seymour tornado a funnel tornado?
Not sure what you mean by a funnel tornado. If you are referring to the Seymour, Texas tornado of April 10, 1979, it had a well-defined funnel and it was funnel-shaped. However, it did touch down so it was not merely a funnel cloud.
When the tip of the funnel cloud touches the ground it becomes a?
tornado clouds
What do you call a tornado that does not touch the ground?
A tornado that does not touch the ground is a funnel cloud.
How is a tornado different from a funnel cloud?
A funnel cloud is like a tornado only it does not reach the ground.
What is the relationship between a funnel cloud and a tornado?
A funnel cloud is a developing tornado that has not reached the ground.
The beginnings of a tornado are known as a funnel cloud?
Yes. A tornado is often visible as a funnel cloud as it develops.
A tornado starts out as a what?
A tornado starts out as a funnel cloud.
Where is the eye of the tornado?
The "eye" of a tornado is at the center of the funnel.
Is funnel cloud a nickname for tornado?
To some extent, yes. A funnel cloud is the visible portion of a tornado. However, not all funnel clouds are tornadoes. If the winds associated with a funnel cloud do not reach the ground then it is not a tornado. Conversely, if the winds do reach the ground the term funnel cloud is not usually used, and the event is simply called a tornado.
What is the difference between a funnel cloud and tornado?
A tornado has actually touched down on the ground - a funnel cloud is a spinning cloud that has not actually touched the ground.
Is a tornado a funnel cloud?
In a sense, yes. But the term funnel cloud usually means a "tornado" that has not touched down.
When a tornado has not touched the ground yet what is it called?
A tornado that has touched the ground is called a funnel cloud.
