Landspouts are a type of tornado. They form differently from conventional tornadoes, which are born from cloud-based rotation. Instead, landspouts grow from the ground up.

Seeing a funnel cloud on the horizon is one of the ... They’re not technically tornadoes, but they spin stuff around a vortex, so they look like the real thing. Similar are dust devils, which ...

If this vortex never completely materializes, it may just be a funnel that never reaches the ground. In that case, it's only considered a funnel cloud that does no damage. The funnel must reach ...

“Typically because these form by a less strong process than a tornado would, you end up with the winds in the vortex itself being up to 50 miles per hour.” There are no reports that any funnel ...

If you liked Friday’s weather you’ll love Saturday’s with its serving of stale clouds and highs in the 50s. Sunday looks ...

The dust devil then begins to move across the ground, picking up more and more dust, which highlights the vortex making it visible to the eye. The dust devil, once formed, is a funnel-like chimney ...

Polar Vortex Makes Much of US Colder Than Greenland ... On top of that, high pressure and warm weather in Greenland is helping funnel and intensify the cold air with clear high pressure south ...

"I had an idea that they were some sort of vortex. They are a cool weather phenomenon." When they touch the ground, funnel clouds are classed as tornadoes Funnel clouds become tornados when they ...

Drawing inspiration from the area's sometimes intense weather patterns, the architectural art installation is defined by a stunning vortex-like funnel. Common Sky is part of a larger renovation ...