Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- August 14, 6:10 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Peoria
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.550, -112.250
Clay tiles blown off roof of Target store.
Damaging Winds in Arizona, August 14, 1997
12 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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.
The radar
The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:08 UTC.
Event by event
12 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- August 14, 6:35 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Buckeye
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.370, -112.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- August 14, 6:35 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Phoenix
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.480, -112.070
Several power lines blown down in northwest Phoenix.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- August 14, 6:35 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Mesa
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.420, -111.820
Several large trees down in east Mesa.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- August 14, 6:43 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, New River
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.920, -112.130
Power lines blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- August 14, 6:45 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Tempe
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.400, -111.930
Power lines blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- August 14, 6:55 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Luke Afb
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.530, -112.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- August 14, 6:56 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Gilbert
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.350, -111.780
Winds blew down several large trees which subsequently knocked down power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- August 14, 7:05 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Mesa
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.420, -111.820
Portion of a roof blew off a house in east Mesa.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- August 14, 7:15 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Tempe
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.400, -111.930
Several more power lines blown down in Tempe.
Funnel Cloud, Pinal
- When
- August 14, 7:25 PM MST
- Where
- Pinal County, Casa Grande
- Coordinates
- 32.904, -111.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three funnel clouds were sighted.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- August 14, 7:40 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Mesa
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.420, -111.820
Large two-foot diameter tree uprooted at the intersection of Longmore Road and Southern Avenue.
Funnel Cloud, Maricopa
- When
- August 14, 8:05 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Queen Creek
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Pinal
- When
- August 14, 8:30 PM MST
- Where
- Pinal County, Superior
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.280, -111.100
Part of a trailer roof was blown off. Signs along a road were blown down.
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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5624801, 5624802, 5624803, 5624804, 5624805, 5624806, 5624807, 5624808, 5624809, 5624810, 5624811, 5624812, 5624813, 5624814.