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COLD AIR FUNNEL Funnel clouds, usually short-lived, that develop from relatively small showers or thunderstorms when the air aloft is very in cold.
Cold air funnel
A funnel cloud or a small, relatively weak tornado that can develop from a small shower or thunderstorm when the air aloft is unusually cold (hence the name). They are much less violent than other types of tornadoes.
Cold Air Funnels Cold air funnels are not uncommon in Minnesota, especially in the spring. They are always quite small in scale, short-lived, and hardly ever touch the ground.
This is issued by the National Weather Service for hazardous weather conditions (thunderstorms over water, thunderstorms that will move over water, cold air funnels over water, or waterspouts) usually of short duration (2 hours or less) and producing ...
Special Marine Warning (SMW) This is issued by the National Weather Service for hazardous weather conditions (thunderstorms over water, thunderstorms that will move over water, cold air funnels over water, or waterspouts) usually of short ...
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Browse Related Terms: Cold Air Funnel, Condensation Funnel, funnel cloud, Multiple Vortex Tornado, NRW, Rope, Rope Stage, Tornado, Wedge Tornado ...
 See also: Meteorology, Air mass, Advection, Normal, Precipitation
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