Arizona, 1997

High Wind in Arizona, September 25, 1997

September 25, 1997 · NWS PSR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

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.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, W la Paz / Sw Yuma

When
September 25, 1:00 PM MST to 3:00 PM MST
Where
W la Paz / Sw Yuma forecast zone
Measured
47 kt (54 mph)

Strong winds from Tropical Storm Nora produced some damage in the Yuma area. There were reports of shingles missing from roofs, awnings torn off, street signs blown overpower lines were downed, and scattered power outages. Shortly after 2 pm MST, winds gusted briefly to 54 mph in Yuma.

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5623821.