Funnel Cloud, Maricopa
- When
- February 24, 6:22 PM MST to 6:23 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Phoenix
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel Clouds in Arizona, February 24, 1998
Three funnel clouds were reported with a thunderstorm that tracked northeast across the north Phoenix metropolitan area. The first funnel cloud was reported north of 43rd Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 PSR wrote it up.
Three funnel clouds were reported with a thunderstorm that tracked northeast across the north Phoenix metropolitan area. The first funnel cloud was reported north of 43rd Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road. A second funnel cloud was reported near Interstate 17 and the Carefree Highway. A third funnel cloud developed near Cave Creek.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Maricopa
- When
- February 24, 6:34 PM MST to 6:36 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Phoenix
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel Cloud, Maricopa
- When
- February 24, 6:49 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Phoenix
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (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
- Dense Fog in California, February 24, 1998
- Strong Wind in Maryland, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in New Mexico, February 24, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in New York, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Flood in California, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in Maryland, February 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in North Carolina, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in Arizona, February 24, 1998
- Strong Wind in Virginia, February 24, 1998
More
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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: 5639508, 5639509, 5639510.