How to Use funnel cloud in a Sentence

funnel cloud

noun
  • Not long into the flight, a funnel cloud blew out his canopy.
    — Anna Russel, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2021
  • The sky was dark, but there was a rainbow, a funnel cloud and hail.
    — Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Radar showed funnel clouds tracking north.
    — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
  • The spinning funnel cloud comes from air movement up and down.
    — Doug George, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2021
  • If there is no ground contact, it's simply known as a funnel cloud.
    — Anna Kaufman, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2023
  • No funnel clouds were confirmed to be part of the storm in which the toddler was killed.
    — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 14 Apr. 2018
  • Rudolph’s funnel cloud surrounded him from the start.
    — John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
  • At least one funnel cloud was seen, according to the service.
    — Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022
  • Water droplets from the mesocyclone's moist air form a funnel cloud.
    — Ron Johnson, National Geographic, 28 Aug. 2019
  • This type of funnel cloud could briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026
  • Forecasters said the storms could bring wind gusts up to 40 mph and brief, weak funnel clouds.
    — Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Seeing a funnel cloud on the horizon is one of the scariest things anyone can witness.
    — Doug Criss, CNN, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The weather service said a spotter in the town of Newbury had seen a funnel cloud.
    — Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2019
  • And some residents captured images of what appeared to be a funnel cloud.
    — Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 4 June 2019
  • The language of war is its own funnel cloud, and America is spinning.
    — John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Some cities in the area were placed under a tornado watch, although no funnel clouds were reported.
    — CBS News, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Footage taken by residents shows a funnel cloud forming in the sky in Rolling Fork.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • They're formed by the same convective air currents that create funnel clouds, but are much stronger and more destructive.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • Tornadoes can form within the spinning updraft as a funnel cloud reaching up from the bottom.
    — Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 26 June 2023
  • Video posted to Twitter showed a funnel cloud swirling over Orlando.
    — Fox News, 7 June 2020
  • In addition, a few of the more intense showers and thunderstorms could produce funnel clouds.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Video taken from a highway toll booth showed a large funnel cloud roaring through Burlington on Wednesday.
    — CBS News, 3 Sep. 2021
  • There were reports of funnel clouds and a water spout, but no reports of tornadoes, Considine said.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 21 July 2023
  • 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

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