Thunderstorm Wind Reports

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Time Magnitude State County Location Narrative
19:20Z 65 AZ Maricopa Tremaine High winds with nickel sized hail caused damage to cars, trees downed and power poles damaged.
19:52Z 52 AZ Maricopa Phoenix Turf Arpt A trained weather spotter near Bell Road and 16th Street reported a thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 52 knots. Hail in excess of one half inch diameter was also reported with this storm.
20:24Z 75 AZ Maricopa Tremaine A series of powerful storms caused major damage to SRP facilities and power poles. Thirteen power poles for a 69/12-kilovolt distribution line along the Western Canal near Dobson road in Mesa were knocked down. Twelve of the poles landed on homes causing considerable damage. As many as 20,000 customers were temporarily without power. All told, there were at least 40 utility poles downed in southwest Mesa, which damaged 20 to 30 homes.
20:30Z 65 AZ Maricopa Falfa Fence blown over.
21:00Z 60 AZ Maricopa Mesa Thunderstorm winds, estimated to be in excess of 60 knots, toppled the historic Diving Lady neon sign located at the Starlite Hotel in Mesa. The 80 foot neon sign featured three stages of a diving lady.
21:38Z 65 AZ Maricopa Ocotillo A trained spotter in Sun Lakes reported that a large eucalyptus tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds estimated to be in excess of 65 knots.
21:51Z 61 AZ Maricopa Falfa A trained spotter in Chandler, near Warner Road and McQueen, reported a thunderstorm wind gust estimated to be 61 knots. No damage was reported by the spotter.
00:30Z 45 AZ Yavapai Seligman Arpt Hail and strong winds were reported with a thunderstorm. Nearby power lines were damaged.
01:40Z 50 AZ Pima Tucson Isolated storms formed south of the Tucson Metro area around 6:15 and quickly merged, formed a bowing segment, and raced north through the Tucson area. As the storm moved through Tucson, a tree limb was downed at the intersection of Speedway and Wilmot. A sign was also blown off of a shopping center facade near the intersection of Silverbell and Wade Road. In addition, 70 knot winds were recorded on top of a three story building downtown.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).