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10 year Anniversary of Historic Windstorm: Nov 17, 2015

A historic and damaging wind storm took place on Nov 17, 2015. The Inland Northwest felt the impacts far and wide of the strong and damaging winds. Read More >

These photos came from Lincoln 21-H, Lynn Geissler, on the morning of September 17, 2002. The funnel appeared about 10 miles west of Davenport under a cool pool aloft leading to instability. Doppler weather radar showed very broad rotation in the area. Visible satellite showed one convective-looking element in the area. These photos were snapped around 1100-1115 am, and the funnel apparently dissipated between 1120 and 1125 am without touching down.

 

Funnel cloud near DavenportLong funnel cloud