Thunderstorm Wind, Pinal
- When
- July 9, 5:15 PM MST
- Where
- Pinal County, Casa Grande Arpt
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.950, -111.770
Damaging Winds in Arizona, July 9, 1997
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 5
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), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:19 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Maricopa
- When
- July 9, 6:57 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Phoenix
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel cloud sighted by a spotter 1 mile west of the intersection of 61st Street and Dynamite Boulevard.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- July 9, 7:09 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, 3 mi NE of Buckeye
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.400, -112.550
Shingles were blown off roofs and awnings were damaged at several homes.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- July 9, 7:45 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Mesa
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.420, -111.820
A weather spotter at McKellips and Mesa Drive reported a ham radio tower had blown down and his neighbours' television antennas had either blown down or buckled from the strong winds. He also reported blown-down fences in his neighbourhood.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- July 9, 7:50 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Tempe
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.400, -111.930
A weather service employee near Broadway Road and Rural Road reported shingles ripped off his home. His neighbour reported a eucalyptus tree was sheared off at the top.
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 9, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in New York, July 9, 1997
- Hail in Nebraska, July 9, 1997
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, July 9, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, July 9, 1997
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 9, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, July 9, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, July 9 to 10, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 9, 1997
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, July 9, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Maine, July 9, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 9, 1997
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: 5617050, 5617051, 5617052, 5617138, 5617053.