PERRYVILLE — A funnel cloud was reported over Perryville Wednesday afternoon around 1:37 p.m.
Witness Kenny Williams of Ozora said he was down by Buff Motors with his son, looking at a pick up he was interested in buying when they spotted the funnel cloud.
“It was coming toward us and picking up,” as he watched it until it disappeared completely. In the meantime, heavy rain pelted the area.
Williams said the sirens did not sound.
A report and photo were sent to the National Weather Service in Paducah, who confirmed the funnel cloud was a cold air funnel.
“Cold air funnels form beneath showers or weak thunderstorms when the air aloft is especially cold. The funnels are most common in the fall and spring when the sun is able to heat up the lower levels of the atmosphere, causing convection to bubble up and form showers, but temperatures around 15,000 to 20,000 feet above the ground are quite cold. Cold air funnels are usually harmless, but on rare occasions they can touch down and cause EF-0 level (winds up to 85 mph) tornado damage,” the National Weather Service indicated on its Facebook page.
A report and photo of the funnel cloud was sent to the National Weather Service in Paducah, confirmed the funnel cloud was a cold air funnel.