How to Use funnel cloud in a Sentence

funnel cloud

noun

• The sky was dark, but there was a rainbow, a funnel cloud and hail.
  — Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2022
• No funnel clouds were confirmed to be part of the storm in which the toddler was killed.
  — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 14 Apr. 2018
• 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
• Not long into the flight, a funnel cloud blew out his canopy.
  — Anna Russel, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2021
• Here's a look at the funnel cloud over Multnomah Co. from the @HillsboroHops game.
  — oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2019
• The spinning funnel cloud comes from air movement up and down.
  — Doug George, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2021
• The weather service said a spotter in the town of Newbury had seen a funnel cloud.
  — Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2019
• If there is no ground contact, it's simply known as a funnel cloud.
  — Anna Kaufman, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2023
• At least one funnel cloud was seen, according to the service.
  — Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022
• 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
• Water droplets from the mesocyclone's moist air form a funnel cloud.
  — Ron Johnson, National Geographic, 28 Aug. 2019
• Seeing a funnel cloud on the horizon is one of the scariest things anyone can witness.
  — Doug Criss, CNN, 28 Nov. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• And some residents captured images of what appeared to be a funnel cloud.
  — Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 4 June 2019
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Video taken from a highway toll booth showed a large funnel cloud roaring through Burlington on Wednesday.
  — CBS News, 3 Sep. 2021
• Some cities in the area were placed under a tornado watch, although no funnel clouds were reported.
  — CBS News, 22 Jan. 2018
• Video posted to Twitter showed a funnel cloud swirling over Orlando.
  — Fox News, 7 June 2020
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024