Given the timing of this question, a tornado warning has been issued for St. Louis, but so far no funnel cloud has been reported. Just strong rotation indicated by radar.
A funnel cloud may be called a condensation funnel or simply a funnel.
A tornado has a funnel and is at the bottom of a cumulonimbus cloud. If its winds do not reach the ground, though it is just a funnel cloud.
Here are some sentences.She saw a funnel cloud in the distance.A tornado forms from a funnel cloud.
The address of the Stearns County Historical Society is: 235 33Rd Ave S, Saint Cloud, MN 56301-3752
It is located in Stearns, Benton, and Sherburne Counties. It is the County Seat of Stearns County.
A funnel cloud that touches the ground is a tornado.
This is a cloud that can form into a tornado. Here are some sentences.I worried when I saw a funnel cloud forming in the distance.The funnel cloud dropped out of the sky.The weatherman said that a funnel cloud had been seen over town.
Yes, the term 'funnel cloud' is a compoundnoun, a word combining two or more words to form a noun with a meaning of its own. The compound noun funnel cloud is a word for a specific type of cloud.
tornado clouds
A funnel cloud is a rotating column of air that extends from the base of a thunderstorm. They can be identified by their funnel-shaped appearance extending downwards from the cloud. Funnel clouds may or may not reach the ground to become tornadoes.
A funnel cloud touching the ground is a tornado. This occurs when the rotation of a funnel cloud extends to the surface, resulting in destructive winds and potentially dangerous conditions. Tornadoes are characterized by their funnel-shaped cloud and intense swirling winds.
Generally the funnel cloud comes first.