This funnel cloud appeared Friday afternoon near Monroe, Washington, thirty miles northeast of Seattle and about 75 miles north of Sunflower Ranch. We didn't see it here, of course, but it did make the news. Several people posted videos to YouTube. By all accounts, it was very exciting to see such a sight. Thankfully, there has not been any damage reported.
Our weather has been strange this Spring, with heavy rains and cooler than normal temperatures. We even "enjoyed" the remnants of a cyclone from India that traveled east across the wide Pacific Ocean to drop several extra inches of rain on us just hours before the funnel cloud appeared. If this event was connected to the cyclone, it was a fitting exclamation point to yet another wet and soggy day.
Here is a video shot from Duvall, about ten miles south of Monroe.
And here is another video, shot from within the town of Monroe.
For more information: KOMO TV news account, Wiki tornado description, Monroe, WA, Duvall, WA, YouTube.
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2 comments:
Wow. How scary! As an ex-Midwesterner, I am all too familiar with funnel clouds and they terrify me. So glad to hear it didn't touch down and/or cause any damage.
Kate!! Yes, they are scary!! The only rotating clouds I've ever seen here in Washington were small "dust devils" swirling over newly plowed fields -- mostly in Eastern Washington in wide open spaces devoid of timber. They were interesting to watch -- but had no possible capability of causing destruction. Everyone is glad this funnel cloud looked bad but evaporated before anything happened. Thnx for stoppin' by!
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