Noise from the pipes (5)
I believe the answer is:
skirl
'noise from the pipes' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to natural events as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
This is all the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for skirl that I've seen before include "Sound from pipes" , "Sound of e.g. bagpipes" , "some piping, we hear" .)