Funnel Cloud — Uintah, Utah

2014-09-27 · near Naples, Uintah, Utah

Event narrative

A couple from Kansas observed and recorded a funnel cloud from a strong thunderstorm with rotation. An elevated ridgeline existed between the funnel and the eyewitnesses, such that the base of the funnel cloud extended below the ridgeline which prevented any determination of how close the rotation may have gotten to the ground.

Wider weather episode

A strong thunderstorm with rotation produced a funnel cloud in northeast Utah.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 542316. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.