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Tornado in Mohave County, Arizona

Tornado August 21, 2022 · Mohave County, Arizona

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Not rated

0.0 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several photos from different angles showed a tornado over the open desert. The location is estimated.

The wider storm

Persistent moist monsoonal flow fueled thunderstorms over northwest Arizona. Several storms produced flash flooding and severe weather.

Began near Littlefield (36.6700, -113.6400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1055157. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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