Storm Team4 Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer explains more on the funnel cloud that appeared during Tuesday’s storms.
A funnel cloud appeared over the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., as severe weather made its way through the city Tuesday afternoon.
Peter Kiley captured this photo outside the Capitol:
Although the image may be startling, Storm Team4's Amelia Draper says the funnel is not a tornado and didn't touch the ground.
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The National Weather Service says a funnel cloud is a condensation funnel extending from the base of a towering cumulus associated with a rotating column of air that is not in contact with the ground.
The funnel cloud could also be seen over Ronald Reagan National Airport.
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Some severe thunderstorms are moving through the D.C. area Tuesday afternoon and the entire region is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 8 p.m.
