Thunderstorm Wind, Pinal
- When
- August 20, 5:28 PM MST
- Where
- Pinal County, Stanfield
- Coordinates
- 32.904, -111.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Power lines reported to be downed by high winds.
Damaging Winds in Arizona, August 20, 1993
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:26 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- August 20, 6:20 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Mesa
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Many roofs were damaged as this storm moved rapidly north through Mesa. Most of the damage was near Brown and Power roads. In nearby Fountain Hills, more homes sustained roof damage, trees uprooted as winds reached an estimated 70 mph. In the area, up to 36 power poles were downed by the high winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- August 20, 7:10 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Fountain Hills
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Many roofs were damaged as this storm moved rapidly north through Mesa. Most of the damage was near Brown and Power roads. In nearby Fountain Hills, more homes sustained roof damage, trees uprooted as winds reached an estimated 70 mph. In the area, up to 36 power poles were downed by the high winds.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Winds in New York, August 20, 1993
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 20, 1993
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 20, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, August 20, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 20, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 20, 1993
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 20, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 20, 1993
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, August 20, 1993
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 20, 1993
- Hail in Montana, August 20, 1993
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10316451, 10316512, 10316513.