Arizona, 2000Dust Storm and Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 11, 2000
August 11, 2000 · NWS PSR · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 dust storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 dust storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- August 11, 4:29 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, 25 mi NE of Mesa
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.667, -111.517
Severe thunderstorm winds tore part of the roof off a boat house on Apache Lake.
Funnel Cloud, Maricopa
- When
- August 11, 4:39 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Carefree
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Spotter reported funnel cloud 2 miles east of Scottsdale Road.
Dust Storm, Sw Yuma
- When
- August 11, 6:23 PM MST to 6:45 PM MST
- Where
- Sw Yuma forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Near zero visibility due to dense blowing dust.
- 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.
- Dust Storm
- Blowing dust that reduced visibility to a quarter mile or less.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Texas, August 11, 20002 deaths · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 11 to 12, 20002 injured · $18 million · 96 kt wind · 14 events
- Flash Flooding in Connecticut, August 11 to 12, 2000$6.0 million · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, August 11, 2000$1.3 million · 3 in hail · 28 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 11, 2000$200,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 11, 2000$215,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, August 11, 2000$106,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 11, 2000$45,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, August 11, 2000$40,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in New York, August 11, 2000$17,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 11, 2000$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 11, 2000$15,000 · 1 event
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: 5173069, 5173068, 5173070.