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 ...

A tornado watch means weather conditions could create funnel clouds in the region ... mainly along the Blue Ridge Escarpment.” Pea-sized hail has also been added to the forecast, officials ...

Some say fire whirls are formed only by heat, while fire tornadoes involve clouds generated by the fire itself. The National Wildfire Coordinating Group's glossary of wildland fire terms doesn't ...