Wind Damage in Springerville, Arizona. A brief gradient wind gust ripped the roof off one mobile home and knock several other mobiles homes off their foundations.
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Wind Damage in Springerville, Arizona. A brief gradient wind gust ripped the roof off one mobile home and knock several other mobiles homes off their foundations. Structural movement broke several water lines and caused extensive damage to trailer skirting. Many anchors and tie-down cables used to secure mobile homes were snapped. There was no estimated or recorded wind speed. There were no other reported high wind incidents in the vicinity. The event lasted less than one minute.
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1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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