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funnel cloud
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funnel cloud [′fən·əl ‚klau̇d]
(meteorology)
The popular term for the tornado cloud, often shaped like a funnel with the small end nearest the ground.
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The Met Office regards funnel clouds as potentially dangerous should they ever touch down.
Tornadoes sighted over Burscough; The funnel cloud by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
A Met Office spokesman said funnel clouds can be dangerous if they come into contact with roofs or trees.
REGION BRACED FOR TWISTERS; Funnel clouds in storm warning by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
Thunderstorms generated several reports of funnel clouds and tornadoes in Fremont and Hot Springs counties northeast to Johnson County.
Storm data and unusual weather phenomena by Storm Data
 
 
 
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