Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Arizona, September 13, 1994
Start: 1994-09-13T14:50
End: 1994-09-13T17:45
Location: Arizona

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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: 9
Property damage: $5.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Maricopa

When: September 13, 2:50 PM MST
Where: Maricopa County, Cashion
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A micro burst struck a school building at the Littleton Elementary School in the community of Cashion, two miles SW of Tolleson. The roof was torn off about eight classrooms with one teacher and eight children being injured. A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team estimated winds of 100 mph. A teacher reported the ground covered with hail, some golf ball-size. A weather spotter at 75th Avenue and Camelback Road reported 1.25 hail. A mile long stretch of power poles were downed near 107th Avenue and Interstate 10. Damage to the school was estimated in excess of $500,000.

Hail, Maricopa

When: September 13, 2:50 PM MST
Where: Maricopa County, Glendale
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A micro burst struck a school building at the Littleton Elementary School in the community of Cashion, two miles SW of Tolleson. The roof was torn off about eight classrooms with one teacher and eight children being injured. A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team estimated winds of 100 mph. A teacher reported the ground covered with hail, some golf ball-size. A weather spotter at 75th Avenue and Camelback Road reported 1.25 hail. A mile long stretch of power poles were downed near 107th Avenue and Interstate 10. Damage to the school was estimated in excess of $500,000.

Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa

When: September 13, 3:00 PM MST
Where: Maricopa County, Cashion
Measured: 87 kt (100 mph)
Injuries: 9 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A micro burst struck a school building at the Littleton Elementary School in the community of Cashion, two miles SW of Tolleson. The roof was torn off about eight classrooms with one teacher and eight children being injured. A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team estimated winds of 100 mph. A teacher reported the ground covered with hail, some golf ball-size. A weather spotter at 75th Avenue and Camelback Road reported 1.25 hail. A mile long stretch of power poles were downed near 107th Avenue and Interstate 10. Damage to the school was estimated in excess of $500,000.

Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa

When: September 13, 5:00 PM MST
Where: Maricopa County, Phoenix
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

,,,,,,,,Hail (1.00) Severe thunderstorms ripped through the greater Phoenix area, dumping large hail, heavy rain, and uprooting large trees. Weather spotters measured 1.10 inch rain at 43rd Avenue and Montebello, and 1.50 inch at 19th Avenue and Peoria, resulting in extensive street flooding.

Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa

When: September 13, 5:45 PM MST
Where: Maricopa County, Tempe
Coordinates: 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed a half dozen power poles, uprooted large trees, and tore shingles off a roof.

What these are

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

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: 10316341, 10316342, 10316366, 10316344, 10316345.