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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

After Monday’s deluge, the National Weather Service said tropical funnel clouds are possible ... It’s spinning motion forms a cloud much like a tornado, said David Bonnette, meteorologist ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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