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Navajo police report a funnel cloud over Fort Defiance

Navajo police said a funnel cloud was spotted in Fort Defiance, Ariz. The sighting was at 12:47 p.m., and a community member sent the photograph to the department.

Gallup Today Staff

Newsroom · September 18, 2026 · 1 min read

A narrow, rope-like funnel cloud hanging below a dark cloud base over Fort Defiance, with sandstone cliffs, power lines and houses below. Navajo Police Department

A funnel cloud was spotted in Fort Defiance, Ariz., according to the Navajo Police Department.

The sighting was at 12:47 p.m., and a community member sent the photograph to the department, the post said.

Via Navajo Police Department

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