funnel cloud

noun

: a funnel-shaped cloud that projects from the base of a thundercloud and that often precedes the formation of a tornado

also : tornado sense 1a

Examples of funnel cloud in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Conditions are expected to last through at least Saturday, and forecasters have said storms will become more numerous each day, peaking Friday and Saturday, posing a threat of frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, hail, erratic winds and a chance of funnel clouds and tornadoes. —Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026

If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the National Weather Service. —Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026

Lisa Piper stood on her back deck and took video of a terrifying scene that played out on the other side of frozen Union Lake as a funnel cloud formed and then dropped toward the ground Friday. —Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026

Lisa Piper stood on her back deck and took video of a terrifying scene that played out on the other side of frozen Union Lake as a funnel cloud formed and then dropped toward the ground. —Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for funnel cloud

• disallowed
• disavowed
• allowed
• aloud
• avowed
• endowed
• mcleod
• bowed
• browed
• coude
• cowed
• crowd