Funnel Cloud, Orange
- When
- June 6, 5:30 PM PST to 5:34 PM PST
- Where
- Orange County, 6 mi W of Dana Pt
- Coordinates
- 33.677, -117.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel Clouds in California, June 6, 1998
Cooling aloft, associated with an area of low pressure moving over the southern California coastal waters, resulted in unstable conditions during the late afternoon hours. Lifeguards spotted two funnel clouds off of Dana Point.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- 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
- 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 SGX wrote it up.
Cooling aloft, associated with an area of low pressure moving over the southern California coastal waters, resulted in unstable conditions during the late afternoon hours. Lifeguards spotted two funnel clouds off of Dana Point. It was estimated that the funnels remained 2000 feet above the surface of the water.
The radar
The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 20 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:34 UTC.
Event by event
2 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Orange
- When
- June 6, 6:05 PM PST to 6:08 PM PST
- Where
- Orange County, 1 mi W of Dana Pt
- Coordinates
- 33.677, -117.776 (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
- Flooding and Hail in California, June 6 to 7, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 6, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 6, 1998
- Cold in Wyoming, June 6 to 7, 1998
- Flood in Tennessee, June 6 to 8, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, June 6, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, June 6, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 6, 1998
- Cold in Kansas, June 6, 1998
- Cold in Wisconsin, June 6 to 8, 1998
- Cold in Nebraska, June 6, 1998
- Cold in Colorado, June 6, 1998
More
Every storm in California in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in California, June 1998
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: 5649090, 5649091.