Thunderstorm Wind, Pima
- When
- July 7, 7:20 PM MST to 7:25 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Arivaca Jct to 5 mi NW of Arivaca Jct
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Coordinates
- 31.630, -111.330
Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 7, 1996
A thunderstorm moving through a remote area knocked down 25 power poles cutting power to Amado. Power in Amado was out fo 36 hours following the wind damage.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $200,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS TWC wrote it up.
A thunderstorm moving through a remote area knocked down 25 power poles cutting power to Amado. Power in Amado was out fo 36 hours following the wind damage. A mobile home was also overturned and demolished near Sahuarita.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 7, 1996
- Hail in South Dakota, July 7, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 7, 1996
- Hail in South Dakota, July 7, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 7, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 7, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 7, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 7, 1996
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: 5572887.