funnel cloud

noun

: a funnel-shaped cloud that projects from the base of a thundercloud and that often precedes the formation of a tornado

also : tornado sense 1a

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Gehring said a slow-moving front that moved through Milwaukee on Sunday was stuck off the shore and started producing funnel clouds, and the NWS received reports of waterspouts. Waterspouts can move onshore, at which point NWS may issue a tornado warning. —

Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2024 Nebraska funnel cloud creates epic wedding picture backdrop Investigators got an arrest warrant for Roberts from the Beauregard Parish 36th Judicial District Court and subsequently Roberts surrendered to police. —

Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2024 Everyone was captivated by the sight of an actual tornado, a funnel cloud, moving across the city. —

Erin Alberty, Axios, 9 Aug. 2024 As the crew plant themselves in position, rods shoot out and drill deep into the ground, holding the truck in place and preventing it from being sucked into the funnel cloud — all modifications based on real-life tornado chaser trucks. —

Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for funnel cloud