The Bureau of Meteorology believes a destructive storm that lashed the town of Kaimkillenbun in Southern Queensland formed a funnel cloud, not a tornado. Experts say the difference is tornadoes ...

Bollenbacher said there were no reports of damage as of 4:30 p.m. The National Weather Service later confirmed it was a tornado, as opposed to a funnel cloud that remained above ground.

No one is believed to have been injured. The Met Office said a video posted on TikTok showed a "funnel cloud" rather than a tornado, adding "conditions were right" for the weather event.

If there's no building or shelter nearby ... What is the difference between a funnel cloud and a tornado? A tornado begins as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud extending from a thunderstorm cloud ...

Image caption, Ally MacPherson said the 'mini tornado' lasted around 20 minutes in Glasgow. Image caption, The funnel cloud over Glasgow at 18:00 on Saturday evening. Photograph by David Woods.

A tornado appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground ... or the lowest building level. If there is no basement, go to the center of an interior room on ...

A tornado typically has the form of a twisting funnel-shaped cloud between the cloud base and the ground. Mini tornadoes can appear as a slender rope-like form of grey cloud extending to the ...

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