Arizona, 1993Tornado and Damaging Wind in Arizona, February 8, 1993
February 8, 1993 · 2 events in 1 county or zone
1 tornado, 1 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.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Tornado, Maricopa
- When
- February 8, 6:04 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, New River
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A sheriff's deputy was the first to spot this weak tornado in this area. The New River residents described the sound as similar to a freight train. The tornado created a suction that made it impossible to open a door for a brief period. A palo verde tree was uprooted and the tornado lifted the roof off a house.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- February 8, 7:50 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Phoenix
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large trees were blown down and a plate glass window was destroyed.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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.
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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: 10316504, 10316505.