Thunderstorms on Sunday produced ominous clouds! We received many reports of a funnel cloud. But video evidence helped us determine that this was nothing more than a scary-looking cloud!
Wondering what the difference is between tornadoes, funnel clouds, and simply scary-looking clouds? Read more here from a former NWS employee!
scarylookingcloudclub.org/slcs
scarylookingcloudclub.org/slcs
Many clouds look like a tornado or funnel cloud but can easily fool you! Most scary-looking clouds are located at the bottom of storm clouds. Due to hills and trees blocking your field of view, they may even appear to touch the ground!
A tornado is a narrow, violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground. Is the cloud rotating? No rotation means no tornado. Can you see what's behind that hill or tree?
When relaying reports, videos are always helpful to us. It helps us identify what's really happening on the ground. Remember, pictures are worth 1000 words, but videos are worth a million! Thank you to all of you who sent in reports from yesterday's storms! #wawx
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