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	* Funnel Cloud - (Meteorology): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Funnel Cloud - Cloud extending from the base of a towering cumulus or Cb, associated with a rotating column of air that is not in contact with the ground (and hence different from a tornado).
		Funnel Cloud- a funnel shaped cloud that extends from a cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud; this cloud is related to a rotating column of air that is not in contact with the ground.
		A horizontal, tail-shaped cloud (not a funnel cloud) at low levels extending from the precipitation cascade region of a supercell toward the wall cloud (i.e., it usually is observed extending from the wall cloud toward the north or northeast).
	www.en.mimi.hu /meteorology/funnel_cloud.html (708 words)

	Funnel Clouds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The funnel cloud was very weak but lasted for about 30 minutes.
		The winds aloft were very weak and that's why the funnel never became a tornado according to a local weather forecaster.
		Funnel clouds this time of the year are EXTREMELY rare and there really is no complete explanation for there formation according to another weather forcaster.
	members.gibsoncounty.net /charjan/funnel.htm (101 words)

	NWS Norman, Oklahoma - Weather Glossary for Storm Spotters
		Cirrus clouds typically have a fibrous or hairlike appearance, and often are semi-transparent.
		Collar Cloud - A generally circular ring of cloud that may be observed on rare occasions surrounding the upper part of a wall cloud.
		Debris Cloud* - A rotating "cloud" of dust or debris, near or on the ground, often appearing beneath a condensation funnel and surrounding the base of a tornado.
	www.srh.noaa.gov /oun/severewx/glossary2.php (4658 words)

	CLOUD TYPES
		The funnel cloud is the visible portion of a tornado produced from clouds.
		A funnel cloud is not a tornado if the circulation is not in contact with the ground.
		These clouds are located 75 to 90 kilometers above the surface and are rarely seen due to their extremely low moisture density.
	www.theweatherprediction.com /clouds (705 words)

	What is a funnel cloud?
		Funnel clouds can be considered weak tornadoes that do not have a visible portion reaching the ground.
		Nevertheless, in virtually all true funnel cloud situations, there will be a circulation of air reaching from the visible funnel all the way to the ground.
		Low clouds associated with thunderstorms are often mistaken for funnel clouds, and the National Weather Service makes a special effort to train storm spotters to be able to tell the difference.
	www.weatherquestions.com /What_is_a_funnel_cloud.htm (118 words)

	Funnel Cloud Over NW Gainesville
		I told them that if it turned out to be a funnel cloud, that they would be welcome to make a copy of it if they wished.
		Florida clouds are so much different from those in the midwest, and it makes identifying things really difficult when all the spotting books use the midwest storms for reference.
		The funnel cloud position is to the northwest.
	www.afn.org /~afn09444/weather/wxphotos/more4.html (1896 words)

	TORNADOES: Images of 32 different shapes, sizes and colors (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Funnels of this character are more common in the southeastern quarter of the nation where moisture from the Gulf of Mexico is thick and cloud bases are low.
		The white cloud at the base of the funnel is water being rotated into a white froth.
		Funnels such as this are hard to see and an example of what may lurk in the rain during a day when the potential for tornadic storms is present.
	www.chaseday.com.cob-web.org:8888 /tornadoes.htm (905 words)

	Maine men say funnel cloud flipped car in N.H. - Boston.com
		Two men from Maine received minor injuries when what they described as a funnel cloud flipped their vehicle and tossed it 50 feet from where it was parked.
		HAMPTON FALLS, N.H. Two men from Maine received minor injuries when what they described as a funnel cloud flipped their vehicle and tossed it 50 feet from where it was parked.
		They told police that when the cloud moved closer, they got back in their vehicle, but a strong gust overturned it and threw it about 50 feet.
	www.boston.com /news/local/maine/articles/2006/05/22/maine_men_say_funnel_cloud_flipped_car_in_nh (197 words)

	nbcweatherplus.com - Weather News - Funnel Cloud Spotted Near New York City
		NEWARK, N.J. A funnel cloud was spotted over part of northern New Jersey on Friday morning, the National Weather Service reported.
		Once a funnel cloud touches the ground, it is considered a tornado.
		She said the cloud went over a high school in Elizabeth before traveling north to nearby Bayonne.
	kntv.nbcweatherplus.com /weathernews/9244509/detail.html (236 words)

	Weather -- Storm Chaser (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Often, the funnel drops from what is called a wall cloud, a low-hanging mass of rotating air.
		While the funnel remains aloft, not touching the ground, it is called a funnel cloud.
		A funnel cloud is not a sure sign that a tornado will occur, but signals that one is very likely to form within a short period of time—often within a matter of minutes.
	learner.org /exhibits/weather/act_tornado/guidebook/gb_funnelcloud.html (147 words)

	wcbstv.com - What Is A Funnel Cloud? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Funnel clouds are not unheard of in the tri-state area.
		The funnel is not always visible unless some of the water vapor in the funnel condenses into visible liquid water.
		Funnel clouds form as a result of air rapidly rising, falling and circulating in strong or severe thunderstorms.
	wcbstv.com /topstories/local_story_139162842.html (337 words)

	Funnel cloud - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Observed in northern Texas by a member of the VORTEX project.
		Although cold-core funnels rarely make ground contact, they may touch down briefly and become weak tornadoes or waterspouts.
		They are a common sight along the Pacific Coast of the USA, particularly in the spring or autumn.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Funnel_cloud (341 words)

	Whirlwinds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The abundance of moisture that is present, for this whirlwind, generally form small cloud and sometimes a thunderstorm develops.
		Funnel clouds* are incipient tornadoes that don't reach the ground.
		A Tornado is a rapid rotating column of air that comes down from the base of a cumulonimbus cloud to the ground.
	www.weatherfriend.com /storms/wind/coldfunnel.html (523 words)

	Funnel clouds
		A funnel cloud is a vortex of condensated water vapor and air spinning at high velocity.
		Funnel clouds can form under cumulus clouds if there is enough humidity and vorticity in the air.
		A tornado by definition is a funnel cloud created by mesoscale storm rotation rather than the small vorticity in the air which is responsible for funnel clouds.
	www.weather-photography.com /Photos/gallery.php?cat=clouds&subcat=funnel_clouds (122 words)

	JIVEMagazine.com - Hem: Funnel Cloud
		Hem’s third studio album Funnel Cloud waltzes over alt-country and folk terrain with their nod to traditional folk storytelling and rootsy mixture of steel pedal, piano, mandolin and stand up bass (along the lines of Lucinda Williams, Cowboy Junkies and Patti Griffin).
		Funnel Cloud is Hem’s most lushly orchestrated work, yet it’s also the group’s most pop-oriented effort.
		Then all of sudden, there was one cloud in the sky and it got bigger and bigger and bigger until they were evacuating the entire park.
	jivemagazine.com /article.php?pid=4776 (1605 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Funnel cloud rips over roofs in South San Francisco
		The whirling cloud – which meteorologists from the National Weather Service believe was a tornado –; was spotted at 3:40 p.m.
		The funnel cloud touched down about six times, according to witnesses and damage reports.
		Meteorologists from the National Weather Service will conduct a storm survey Monday to determine if the funnel was in fact a tornado, which is unusual for the Bay Area.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20050321-0025-ca-funnelcloud.html (465 words)

	Weather Pictures and Storm Chasing - Tornadoes and funnel clouds (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A condensation funnel does not need to reach to the ground for a tornado to be present; a debris cloud beneath a thunderstorm is all that is needed to confirm the presence of a tornado, even in the total absence of a condensation funnel.
		Landspout - [Slang], a tornado that does not arise from organized storm-scale rotation and therefore is not associated with a wall cloud (visually) or a mesocyclone (on radar).
		Landspouts typically are observed beneath Cbs or towering cumulus clouds (often as no more than a dust whirl), and essentially are the land-based equivalents of waterspouts.
	www.weatherpictures.nl.cob-web.org:8888 /tornado.html (418 words)

	Hem : Funnel Cloud - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		Funnel Cloud is a much more lush affair and showcases Ellyson's vocals in an entirely new way.
		While Hem remains committed to acoustic music, the electric guitars, pedal steels, found sounds, and tighter arrangements on Funnel Cloud showcase Ellyson as a passionate singer who perfectly interprets her bandmates lyrics and musical ideas.
		The sense of dynamic and texture on Funnel Cloud is deeply nuanced, caressed instead of coerced.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,3713256,00.html (839 words)

	WESH.com - Weather - Funnel Cloud Forms Near KSC
		Images from Chopper 2 showed the nearly stationary funnel cloud coming down from the sky about ¾ of a mile north of the northernmost launch pad.
		The funnel cloud came down during a thunderstorm on the east coast.
		Funnel clouds do not need to be around thunderstorms or rain to form, reported WESH 2 Weather Plus chief meteorologist Dave Marsh.
	www.wesh.com /weather/4885373/detail.html (288 words)

	USATODAY.com - Funnel clouds spotted over Hawaii (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		HONOLULU (AP) — Funnel clouds were spotted spiraling over parts of central Oahu on Sunday, as rough weather conditions hit areas across the state.
		An Ewa Beach family said their carport was ripped apart in the rough weather, but whether it was a tornado or just strong winds was not clear.
		Regardless of the actual categorization of the spiraling clouds, it had residents both intrigued and fearful.
	www.usatoday.com /weather/news/2004-01-26-hawaii-funnelcloud_x.htm (235 words)

	WeatherMatrix Storm Report: Funnel Cloud At Long Beach, NC
		WeatherMatrix Storm Report: Funnel Cloud At Long Beach, NC WeatherMatrix is a worldwide organization of over 10,000 amateur and professional weather enthusiasts -- meteorologists, storm chasers and spotters, and weather observers from all parts of the globe.
		I observed a funnel cloud on Oak Island on vacation in 2004 and
		No significant rotation was detected by radar, but this was less a mesocyclone-spawned funnel and more of a microscale phenomenon or gustnado.
	www.weathermatrix.net /2005/0806 (545 words)

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		A funnel cloud is a rotating column of air descending from a cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud.
		Not until a funnel cloud touches the ground is it defined as a tornado.
		The NWS forecasts more funnel clouds are possible as a large, cold, unstable air mass hovers over Northern California for the next 36 hours.
	www.news10.net /storyfull2.aspx?storyid=16380 (342 words)

	WHIOTV.com - Weather - Spring Storms Spawn Funnel Cloud, High Winds
		He captured the funnel cloud that never touched the ground on his home video.
		Counts said he is glad that no one got hurt, but said he got a thrill out of being able to capture the funnel cloud on home video.
		As Counts was pursuing the cold air funnel, he ran into a hail storm that dumped enough hail to cover the ground.
	www.whiotv.com /weather/9242894/detail.html (354 words)

	US Funnel Cloud and Waterspout Photos
		During summer storms are a very common occurrence there, and a remarkably large proportion of them produce funnel clouds and water spouts.
		I watched this storm as it produced a large rain free base, followed soon after by a small short lived funnel cloud.
		At it's peak intensity the condensation funnel reached close to halfway down the cloud base, and rotation on the water surface was clearly visible confirming it as a water spout and not a funnel cloud.
	www.electricskies.com.au /Galleries/Abroad/AbroadP2.htm (228 words)

	komo \| Weather FAQ: What's A Cold Core Funnel Cloud? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Usually, the easy way to explain funnel clouds is that they're tornadoes that don't reach the ground.
		Almost all funnel clouds along the Pacific Coast are known as "cold core funnels" or "cold air funnels".
		Cold-core funnels rarely reach the ground, and if they do, are very weak.
	www.komotv.com /weather/faq/funnel_clouds.asp (260 words)

	Hem: Funnel Cloud - PopMatters Music Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Messe has explained this day as beginning with crystal clear weather, with the one exception of a small cloud puff in the far off distance.
		Funnel Cloud may not blow like a full force gale, at least not musically.
		A Funnel Cloud may have touched down in Hem’s world, but you’ll walk away from this new work with the impression that all is well, or that it at least will be soon.
	www.popmatters.com /pm/music/reviews/hem-funnel-cloud (737 words)

	Funnel Cloud Fever
		As we rounded a bend I saw at least four funnel clouds but I tried to play down their significance, saying that they probably hadn't touched down.
		The funnel clouds could represent the death of you mom since your sister replaced her in the car.
		The funnel clouds represent distractions that you believe will slow your life down.
	myenvoy.com /sleepybear/funnelcloud.html (1249 words)

	Black funnel cloud spotted over O'ahu - The Honolulu Advertiser (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Several people at Central O'ahu Regional Park also saw it, and Birchard said it appeared that the funnel cloud was along the Wai'anae mountain range between Waipi'o and Wahiawa between 4:30 and 5 p.m.
		Hidaro noticed the clouds to the west were hanging low on a really humid day when she saw the funnel developing.
		Birchard said light sea breezes coming from different directions yesterday were pulled up by developing shower clouds, resulting in the rotating column that was the funnel.
	www.honoluluadvertiser.com.cob-web.org:8888 /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061009/NEWS12/610090348/1023/NEWS (284 words)

	KGMB9 - Hawaii's Severe Weather Station \| KGMB9 Top Stories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A funnel cloud twisted over Kunia, Ewa and other parts of central Oahu at around 5:30 p.m.
		The funnel cloud gave many residents a perfect opportunity to put their megapixels to good use.
		While funnel clouds are rare, they do happen.
	kgmb9.com /kgmb/display.cfm?storyID=4969 (202 words)

	Funnel Cloud (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		I was quite surprised to see this funnel cloud that high up.
		This funnel cloud stretched toward the ground several times, but never touched down.
		Within a few minutes the funnel cloud lost its strength.
	www.weatherfriend.com /storms/wind/funnel.html (169 words)

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