Arizona, 1994

Tornado and Hail in Arizona, February 8, 1994

February 8, 1994 · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
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.

Event by event

1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Maricopa

When
February 8, 1:18 PM MST
Where
Maricopa County, Phoenix
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A strong winter storm moved across the state and spawned a tornado in the small town of El Mirage. Damage was mainly limited to roofs, although the tornado was strong enough to move a parked pickup truck about six feet and damaged a metal storage shed.

Hail, Maricopa

When
February 8, 1:24 PM MST
Where
Maricopa County, Nw Phoenix
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hailstones covered the ground at 57th Avenue between Happy Valley and Pinnacle Peak roads.

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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: 10316518, 10316519.