A few yards of clear air means the difference between a tornado and a funnel cloud. | Left image: Warren Faidley/The Image Bank/Getty Images. Right image: Pat Gaines/Moment/Getty Images If you ...

The confusion between tornadoes and funnel clouds is widespread, causing people to use the words interchangeably. The mix-up is understandable since they act similarly—but there are key ...

Since they're wider than a rope tornado, they can have a wider ... top of the clouds are similar in width. This type of tornado has a funnel that is at least as wide at ground level as it is ...

A round of severe weather made its way through the southern half of Iowa on Tuesday evening, including the Des Moines metro. Strong winds, heavy rain and large hail were reported across Iowa. The ...

Funnel Cloud Spotted During Tornado Warning A funnel cloud was spotted in the sky above Madera, California, on March 1, as the state braced for the impacts of an atmospheric river.

What was spotted in Sonoma County on Thursday and confirmed by the weather service was a tornado. There’s a very specific difference between a funnel cloud and a tornado. What was spotted in ...

At least 10 tornadoes were reported in central Minnesota, but large hail in the southwest metro and localized flooding could ...

Jun. 3—A total of six funnel clouds were sighted in Quay County during a short span the afternoon of May 26, but the National Weather Service never issued a tornado warning for the area.

In a tornado, a damaging circulation is on the ground, whether or not the cloud is, but a funnel cloud rotates with no ground contact, according to NOAA. Tornadoes can happen without a funnel ...

Tornado confirmed on Manitoulin Island on Tuesday A photo showing a funnel cloud above Manitoulin Island on Tuesday is confirmed to be a tornado.