EFU Tornado — Apache, Arizona

2025-06-04 · near Springerville, Apache, Arizona

Event narrative

Public reported via social media a video of a landspout tornado out in a rural field about 5 miles NNE of Springerville. No damage was reported. Tornado was rated EFU, but could be an EF0. No damage survey was done. Path is approximated.

Wider weather episode

A weakening upper level low pressure system traversed across Arizona on June 4th. As it did, it tapped leftover moisture from what was Tropical Storm Alvin, and triggered some strong thunderstorms. One of the storms produced a brief landspout tornado in Apache County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1254845. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.