How to Use funnel cloud in a Sentence
funnel cloud
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The sky was dark, but there was a rainbow, a funnel cloud and hail.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2022
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No funnel clouds were confirmed to be part of the storm in which the toddler was killed.
—Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 14 Apr. 2018
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After a few minutes, the girls placed the QR code on the floor to get a better view of the top of the funnel cloud.
—Kate Elizabeth Queram, Howard County Times, 30 Mar. 2018
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Not long into the flight, a funnel cloud blew out his canopy.
—Anna Russel, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2021
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Here's a look at the funnel cloud over Multnomah Co. from the @HillsboroHops game.
—oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2019
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The spinning funnel cloud comes from air movement up and down.
—Doug George, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2021
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The weather service said a spotter in the town of Newbury had seen a funnel cloud.
—Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2019
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If there is no ground contact, it's simply known as a funnel cloud.
—Anna Kaufman, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2023
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At least one funnel cloud was seen, according to the service.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022
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The Rogers Park resident who shot one of the videos of the funnel cloud said that her video was taken near Birchwood Avenue.
—Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, chicagotribune.com, 11 Aug. 2020
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Water droplets from the mesocyclone's moist air form a funnel cloud.
—Ron Johnson, National Geographic, 28 Aug. 2019
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Seeing a funnel cloud on the horizon is one of the scariest things anyone can witness.
—Doug Criss, CNN, 28 Nov. 2022
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The blinding flash, combined with the funnel cloud whirling above it, gives the impression of a nuclear blast.
—John Vaillant, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2023
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Unlike a tornado, funnel clouds are not in touch with the ground and are, thus, harmless at ground level.
—Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
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Brief heavy rain, small hail and even a couple of funnel clouds can’t be ruled out for the immediate coastline.
—Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023
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Then a funnel cloud twisted down from the clouds, even as the cloud line itself touched earth in the distance, where a tornado had landed.
—Chris Mooney, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2011
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The tornado comes less than a day after a funnel cloud briefly touched down in the county of Madera, about 30 minutes north of Fresno.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
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Winds in a microburst can reach 100 mph, equaling the force of an F-1 tornado, but without the formation of a funnel cloud.
—Maria Eberhart, baltimoresun.com, 8 July 2021
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Simpson said a funnel cloud must touch the ground to be classified as a tornado, and there were no reports of the storm touching down as of about 6:15 p.m.
—Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Nov. 2021
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And some residents captured images of what appeared to be a funnel cloud.
—Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 4 June 2019
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Video of the tornado shared on social media showed a funnel cloud leaving a path of destruction in its wake.
—CBS News, 7 June 2020
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With what’s left of Irma still spinning across the Southeast, winds from the east continue to funnel clouds and moisture into our area off the Atlantic.
—Brian Jackson, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2017
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Sussex County also posted cell phone video of a funnel cloud moving through the area at about 6 p.m. local time.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2023
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Video taken from a highway toll booth showed a large funnel cloud roaring through Burlington on Wednesday.
—CBS News, 3 Sep. 2021
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Some cities in the area were placed under a tornado watch, although no funnel clouds were reported.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2018
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Video posted to Twitter showed a funnel cloud swirling over Orlando.
—Fox News, 7 June 2020
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There is a flood advisory for portions of Miami-Dade until 9 p.m. Small hail and the chance for more funnel clouds remain through the evening.
—Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 10 July 2018
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At least one person was killed and several others were injured in Texas after a funnel cloud touched down in the Crockett area, the AP reports.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2022
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The station reports that multiple people submitted photos and videos of what appears to be a funnel cloud.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 8 May 2024
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In a Monday weather update posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, the agency added the potential for a brief funnel cloud or weak tornado to the list.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
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