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 ...

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

It nearly always starts as a funnel cloud and may be accompanied ... to the National Weather Service. View of the 'rope' or decay stage of tornado seen during 'Sound Chase,' a joint project ...

A funnel cloud is part of the tornado development process. It’s an extended rope-like rating cloud that moves towards the surface. The funnel cloud is only named a tornado once it makes contact ...

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 ...

TUOLUMNE COUNTY – A volatile day of stormy weather in the Central Valley saw two funnel cloud sightings along with multiple Tornado Warnings across several counties. The funnel clouds were ...

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.