High Wind, Cochise County
- When
- February 24, 1:00 PM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cochise County forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
High Wind in Arizona, February 24, 1998
A strong cold front moving across the area kicked up strong winds that caused considerable damage. Portions of the roofs of the Huachuca city school and several churches in Sierra Vista were blown off, numerous roofs had some shingles ripped off, 25 cars parked at a Sierra Vista school had their windows broken, another dozen cars parked at the Kmart store in Sierra Vista sustained some damage,…
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $28,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 TWC wrote it up.
A strong cold front moving across the area kicked up strong winds that caused considerable damage. Portions of the roofs of the Huachuca city school and several churches in Sierra Vista were blown off, numerous roofs had some shingles ripped off, 25 cars parked at a Sierra Vista school had their windows broken, another dozen cars parked at the Kmart store in Sierra Vista sustained some damage, some trees, street signs, and billboards were blown down, some businesses reported broken windows, and in Graham county several reports of roofs "blown off" were received. In Graham county an automated station on Guthrie Peak reported a gust to 77 knots, while a wind sensor at the Fort Huachuca army base reported a gust to 62 knots.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Upper Gila River Valley
- When
- February 24, 1:00 PM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Gila River Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Property damage
- $8,000
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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The same day elsewhere
- Dense Fog in California, February 24, 1998
- Strong Wind in Maryland, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in New Mexico, February 24, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in New York, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Flood in California, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in Maryland, February 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in North Carolina, February 24, 1998
- Strong Wind in Virginia, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in North Carolina, February 24, 1998
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: 5631574, 5631575.