Funnel Cloud — Twin Falls, Idaho

2023-05-26 · near Curry, Twin Falls, Idaho

Event narrative

A photo submitted on social media from a trained spotter showed a funnel cloud just northeast of his location.

Wider weather episode

Several reports of land spouts and funnel clouds occurred on May 26th, May 27th, and May 31st, 2023 near Star, ID and Twin Falls, ID. The radar signatures for both events were unremarkable, leading to the conclusion that these vortices were likely originating from low level and surface directional wind shear and cumulus congestus clouds on the fringes of larger thunderstorms.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (42.6200, -114.5200)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1100056. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.