Funnel Cloud, Mohave
- When
- March 29, 3:30 PM MST to 3:35 PM MST
- Where
- Mohave County, 5 mi E of Bullhead City Arpt
- Coordinates
- 35.704, -113.758 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel Clouds in Arizona, March 29, 1998
Several people reported a funnel cloud over the Golden Valley west of Kingman which withdrew into the base of the cloud about five minutes after appearing. Another short lived funnel cloud was observed by National Park Rangers near Lake Mohave's Cottonwood Cove.
Where it happened
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- Floods
- Wind
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- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 VEF wrote it up.
Several people reported a funnel cloud over the Golden Valley west of Kingman which withdrew into the base of the cloud about five minutes after appearing. Another short lived funnel cloud was observed by National Park Rangers near Lake Mohave's Cottonwood Cove.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Mohave
- When
- March 29, 4:10 PM MST to 4:15 PM MST
- Where
- Mohave County, 20 mi N of Bullhead City Arpt
- Coordinates
- 35.704, -113.758 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5639432, 5639431.