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What is funnel wind?

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What is funnel wind?

Thunderstorms:

For a thunderstorm to form, rising air must transfer heat to the upper atmosphere, causing the water vapor within to cool and condense. As the resulting cloud grows upward into freezing air, it begins to release precipitation, and can result in thunder, lightning and other effects.

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Funnel wind is when a warm front mixes with a cold front during stormy weather and creates an extremely strong and dangerous weather condition known...

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