Funnel Cloud in Arizona, August 29, 1996

Name: Funnel Cloud in Arizona, August 29, 1996
Start: 1996-08-29T19:21
End: 1996-08-29T19:24
Location: Arizona

August 29, 1996 · NWS FGZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Funnel cloud spotted by the public.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS FGZ wrote it up.

Funnel cloud spotted by the public.

The radar

The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:18 UTC.

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Event by event

1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, Yavapai

When: August 29, 7:21 PM MST to 7:24 PM MST
Where: Yavapai County, Dewey
Coordinates: 34.600, -112.554 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Funnel Cloud: A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arizona in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Arizona, August 1996

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5568422.