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Funnel Cloud in Rio Blanco County, Colorado
Funnel Cloud August 22, 2017 · Rio Blanco County, Colorado
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A short-lived funnel cloud was observed by a traveler who was driving south on Highway 139.
The wider storm
Increasing subtropical moisture that flowed up into western Colorado produced a thunderstorm with a little rotation.
Began near Rangely (39.7500, -108.5200).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 708527. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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