Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- September 6, 7:13 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, North Phoenix
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -112.070
Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 6, 1996
Very strong thunderstorm winds knocked down some block walls at the intersection of 51st Ave. and Beardsly Rd.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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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.
Very strong thunderstorm winds knocked down some block walls at the intersection of 51st Ave. and Beardsly Rd. Wind gust was estimated.
The radar
The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:11 UTC.
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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- Flooding in Maryland, September 6 to 10, 1996
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5582791.