Funnel Cloud in Latah County, Idaho

Funnel Cloud April 18, 2012 · Latah County, Idaho

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The media relayed a report and pictures of a funnel cloud that was sighted on the Lewiston Grade, roughly five miles northwest of Genesee between 1605 and 1610 PDT.

The wider storm

A cool upper-level trough combined with a few hours of surface heating resulted in widely scattered convective showers during the afternoon hours of April 18th. One cell which tracked just north of Genesee produced a rope-like funnel cloud for several minutes and was captured on photograph.

Began near Genesee (46.6012, -116.9944).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 370111. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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