Funnel Cloud from Today's Storm

Michael_HansenMichael_Hansen Registered Users Posts: 139 Major grins
edited March 12, 2006 in Landscapes
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We've been having some wacky weather here in California!
They showed snow on the streets of San Francisco on the news tonight.
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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,132 moderator
    edited March 11, 2006
    "I don't think we're in Kansas anymore!"

    Nice catch!

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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited March 11, 2006
    Good catch. Yet another reason to always have a camera handy.

    I thought California didn't have these, or very many of them anyway. Looks like a baby tornado or just a tickler. Did it spawn into anything more menacing?

    EDIT: Funny side note... as I was writing this post, I got an email invite to the local and extremely popular Tom Skilling Severe Weather Seminar at FermiLab on April 8th.
    Michael_Hansen wrote:

    We've been having some wacky weather here in California!
    They showed snow on the streets of San Francisco on the news tonight.
    My Smugmug
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited March 11, 2006
    nice get!-

    that thing ever touch the ground?-

    thanks for posting it-

    george
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2006
    Very nice! The houses in the foreground make the shot. The hardest thing with funnels and tornadoes is to give a sense of their size.

    I remember when a tornado tore up a house or two in Sacramento many years ago.
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  • Michael_HansenMichael_Hansen Registered Users Posts: 139 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2006
    Thanks! It never touched the ground. There was another one just a bit further North but it was smaller...it didn't touch down either.
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  • StormdancingStormdancing Registered Users Posts: 917 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2006
    Great catch!
    Weather in SW Indiana has been at a full roar the past few days. A couple of small tornados caused some minor damages here on Thursday. Stormed all night last nite with the weather alert radio going off about every 1/2 hour it seemed.
    I didn't think you had these in CA either.
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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2006
    That's a cool shot! I believe that's what they call a "cool air funnel cloud" which happen when weak storms occur, on a cooler than normal day. They look neat, but hardly ever touch the ground. Then again, I'm not Tom Skilling:D . I've seen quite a few here in Illinois, but usually while I'm on the interstate, and unable to shoot...so KUDOS to you!thumb.gif
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited March 11, 2006
    You could ask him about the cool air funnel clouds if you go.

    Jeffro wrote:
    That's a cool shot! I believe that's what they call a "cool air funnel cloud" which happen when weak storms occur, on a cooler than normal day. They look neat, but hardly ever touch the ground. Then again, I'm not Tom Skilling:D . I've seen quite a few here in Illinois, but usually while I'm on the interstate, and unable to shoot...so KUDOS to you!thumb.gif
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  • FrostFrost Registered Users Posts: 72 Big grins
    edited March 12, 2006
    The Day After Tomorrow.
    Watch out for the next ice age!! You know what Tornados mean in California!! Laughing.gif
    Cheers!
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  • CalKiddCalKidd Registered Users Posts: 37 Big grins
    edited March 12, 2006
    Hey Michael we are neighbors, well sort of, I am in Clovis. I saw those omnimous clouds today and thought to myself this is tornado weather.
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2006
    If I were to see a funnel cloud like that, I would ...............

    Yeah, I would!

    ginger
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