Funnel Cloud — Sublette, Wyoming

2014-05-31 · near Green River Lakes, Sublette, Wyoming

Event narrative

An off-duty US Forest Service employee photographed a funnel cloud northwest of Green River Lakes.

Wider weather episode

An upper level disturbance moved across Wyoming ahead of a broad trough across the Pacific Northwest and Great Basin. As the disturbance tracked northeast it helped to trigger thunderstorms over mainly western and northern portions of the state. The main hazard was hail with at least a few reports of one inch diameter stones. In Sublette County, a tornado touched down briefly on Dollar Lake near Green River Lakes before it lifted.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 521569. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.