Arizona, 1998

Funnel Cloud in Arizona, August 21, 1998

August 21, 1998 · NWS FGZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

The radar

The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 181 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:19 UTC.

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Event by event

1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, Apache

When
August 21, 11:19 AM MST
Where
Apache County, 8 mi W of Sawmill
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.396, -109.489 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A Chinle Police Department officer observed a funnel cloud between Fluted Rock and Sawmill.

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

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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: 5664529.