Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 14, 1997

Name: Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 14, 1997
Start: 1997-08-14T18:15
End: 1997-08-14T18:30
Location: Arizona

August 14, 1997 · NWS PSR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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.

The radar

The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:14 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pinal

When: August 14, 6:15 PM MST to 6:30 PM MST
Where: Pinal County, Casa Blanca
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 33.130, -111.920

In the vicinity of Casa Blanca Road and Ruins Road, a microburst caused damage to a softball field where dugouts were blown over and smashed, with one piece of dugout blown across the road. It also blew a prefabricated home off its foundation. A satellite dish was uprooted, and two power poles snapped. Roof damage was observed, a stop sign was twisted and blown over, and an awning was blown off at the southeast corner of Casa Blanca Road and Ruins Road.

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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arizona in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Arizona, August 1997

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: 5625114.