Arizona, 1996

Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 29, 1996

August 29, 1996 · NWS PSR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Casa Grande firefighters treated an 86-year-old man who had fallen after a storage shed blew up against his mobile home and knocked him off balance in the 500 block of Avenue A. The shed had blown into nearby power and cable television lines.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS PSR wrote it up.

Casa Grande firefighters treated an 86-year-old man who had fallen after a storage shed blew up against his mobile home and knocked him off balance in the 500 block of Avenue A. The shed had blown into nearby power and cable television lines. A large piece of the shed also knocked down a 30-40-foot section of a 6-foot-tall wood fence. Firefighters also treated a 29-year-old man who was injured in the 600 Block of North Cameron Avenue after strong winds "threw" him against a building. Wind gust was estimated from damage.

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1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pinal

When
August 29, 8:10 PM MST
Where
Pinal County, Casa Grande
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
32.880, -111.750

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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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: 5575561.