Arizona, 2000

Funnel Cloud in Arizona, October 27, 2000

October 27, 2000 · 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), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:10 UTC.

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Event by event

1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, Yavapai

When
October 27, 8:09 AM MST
Where
Yavapai County, Cordes
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
34.600, -112.554 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Arizona Department of Transportation(ADOT)officials reported a funnel cloud near Cordes Junction. The thunderstrom that produced the funnel cloud also produced strong wind that tipped over a tool shed at the ADOT facility in Cordes Junction.

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.

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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: 5160230.