Guam, 2000

Funnel Clouds in Guam, February 9, 2000

February 9, 2000 · NWS GUA · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Funnel clouds were observed from the National Weather Service Office at Tiyan. The first funnel clouds were seen between 1516 and 1531 and were to the northwest of the office.

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 GUA wrote it up.

Funnel clouds were observed from the National Weather Service Office at Tiyan. The first funnel clouds were seen between 1516 and 1531 and were to the northwest of the office. At first there were three of them then the center one became more prominent and lasted a few more minutes than the others. A second funnel cloud was observed from 1602 to 1622 and was north of the office just above the terminal building at the Won Pat International Airport.

Event by event

2 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, Guam

When
February 9, 3:16 PM SST to 3:31 PM SST
Where
Guam County, Central Portion
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Funnel Cloud, Guam

When
February 9, 4:02 PM SST to 4:22 PM SST
Where
Guam County, Central Portion
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

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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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: 5143862, 5143863.