Thunderstorm Wind, Pinal
- When
- August 30, 2:27 PM MST
- Where
- Pinal County, Apache Jct
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.417, -111.550
Near zero visibility due to dense blowing dust accompanied the strong winds.
Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 30, 2000
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:29 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding in Utah, August 30 to 31, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 30, 2000
- Flood in Florida, August 30, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 30, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 30, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 30, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 30, 2000
- Extreme Cold in California, August 30, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, August 30, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 30, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, August 30, 2000
- Waterspout in Florida, August 30, 2000
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: 5172775.