2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds, small hail and heavy rains tore down signs, uprooted trees, and caused considerable damage to homes. At one residence, a board was embedded in the garage wall.
One mobile home overturned due to high winds. Several power poles blown down near Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. About 5,000 homes near Sun City were left without electricity.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arizona in 1993Every state in 1993This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, August 1993
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: 10316371, 10316509.