Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 2, 1994

Name: Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 2, 1994
Start: 1994-09-02T18:53
End: 1994-09-02T18:53
Location: Arizona

September 2, 1994 · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa

When: September 2, 6:53 PM MST
Where: Maricopa County, Chandler
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms ripped through the greater Phoenix area with winds in Chandler estimated between 60-65 mph. A weather spotter at 7th St. and Glendale Ave. measured 1.75 inch rain in 50 minutes. Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, received 1.36 inch. Extensive street flooding was reported around the valley with water three to five feet deep in some underpasses. Numerous trees, both medium and large were blown down. A house caught fire from lightning. A roof and air conditioning unit were blown off a house on 15th Ave., south of Indian School Road. Over 129,000 customers lost power. Seventy power poles were blown down in the Queen Creek area, and another 50 poles near 7th Avenue and Baseline Road. Thunderstorm winds blew out a store front window causing an estimated $6000 damage. A 22-year-old man was killed by lightning while trying to retrieve his vehicle in a parking lot. (O22M)

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 10316534.