Funnel Cloud
NOAA Storm Events type · 9,994 records since 1996 · 56 states and territories
The National Weather Service defines funnel cloud as: "A rotating, visible extension of a cloud pendant from a convective cloud with circulation not reaching the ground." NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 9,994 funnel cloud records from 1996 through June 30, 2026, the most in Florida (1,095).
How the National Weather Service files funnel cloud
A rotating, visible extension of a cloud pendant from a convective cloud with circulation not reaching the ground. The funnel cloud should be large, noteworthy, or create strong public or media interest to be entered.
National Weather Service Instruction 10-1605, Storm Data Preparation (July 26, 2021), Appendix A, entry 18
Source: National Weather Service Instruction 10-1605. Read the instruction (PDF).
Funnel Cloud, 1996 to 2026
Records per year (2026 to June 30, 2026).
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $10 million
- $10 million or more
- $100 million or more
- $1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
- $10 billion or more, or 1,000 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- Records
- 9,9941996 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths
- 03 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $196Kas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Counties with a record
- 2,008of 3,266
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026. Search the record at NCEI.
Where do funnel cloud records happen?
States
Counties
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (forecast-zone records count on every county the zone covers).
When do funnel cloud records happen?
40% of its funnel cloud records since 1996 fell in May and June. The busiest month is June.
The values, month by month
Jan 183 · Feb 180 · Mar 527 · Apr 908 · May 1,771 · Jun 2,265 · Jul 1,744 · Aug 1,133 · Sep 635 · Oct 361 · Nov 161 · Dec 126 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
The most recent funnel cloud records
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | Funnel CloudRegent, Hettinger County, ND | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-27 | Funnel CloudMeadow Glade, Clark County, WA | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-27 | Funnel CloudLangmack Airport, Linn County, OR | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-27 | Funnel CloudLiberal, Clackamas County, OR | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-26 | Funnel CloudDavenport, Lincoln County, WA | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-25 | Funnel CloudFederal, Laramie County, WY | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-24 | Funnel CloudFulton, Rock County, WI | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-23 | Funnel CloudCannon City, Rice County, MN | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.