A rather moist and unstable airmass within an area of significant low level wind shear resulted in a thunderstorm which developed a funnel cloud.
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A rather moist and unstable airmass within an area of significant low level wind shear resulted in a thunderstorm which developed a funnel cloud.
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:57 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
A co-op observer watched and photographed a relatively long lasting funnel cloud that was seen to the south of Paradox.
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