Hail and Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 10, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 10, 1994
Start: 1994-09-10T16:54
End: 1994-09-10T17:35
Location: Arizona

September 10, 1994 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 thunderstorm wind, 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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.

The radar

The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:55 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa

When: September 10, 4:54 PM MST
Where: Maricopa County, Buckeye
Coordinates: 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down power poles. One half of a roof was blown off a mobile home.

Hail, Yuma

When: September 10, 5:35 PM MST
Where: Yuma County, Tacna
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.769, -113.906 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arizona in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Arizona, September 1994

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: 10316336, 10316389.