tornado
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A funnel cloud is a rotating, cone-shaped column of air that extends downward from the base of a cloud but, unlike a tornado, does not reach the ground.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
The final tornado was an outlier, showing up much farther south at around 6:30 p.m., in Terra Bella in Tulare County, said Alex Cooke, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s Hanford/San Joaquin Valley office.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
Red apples made of foam drop from above in one scene, and leaves swirl during the tornado.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
One showed people recording action sequences with iPhone 17 Pro Maxes, including a movie set where a pirate ship was under attack, and another featuring an incoming tornado.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Annabelle can hardly believe what she is witnessing, because the animal is actually in the air, like he’s been lifted by a tornado.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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