Funnel Cloud — Coconino, Arizona

2024-10-18 · near Tuba City, Coconino, Arizona

Event narrative

A cold air funnel was observed near Tuba City at 500 PM. Unable to verify if it touched down at any point.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper low diving southeastward through southern Nevada and across northern Arizona with instability and upward motion brought widespread showers, thunderstorms, snow, and strong winds. The frontal band moved across northeastern Arizona during the afternoon with CAPE values near 500 J/kg and sufficient deep layer wind shear to produce strong to locally severe storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1219740. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.