Arizona, 2000Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Arizona, August 5, 2000
August 5, 2000 · NWS TWC · 2 events in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $80,000
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pima
- When
- August 5, 5:15 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, 7 mi NE of Oro Vly
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.483, -110.900
Roof damage and trees blown down in Catalina. Blowing dust reduced visibilities and stopped traffic on Interstate 10 near the Pinal county line.
Lightning, Pima
- When
- August 5, 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Tucson
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.097, -111.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning started fires in utility poles and a mid town laundry.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 5, 200010 injured · $8.0 million · 104 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado and Flooding in Wisconsin, August 5, 20002 injured · $8.1 million · F0 · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 5, 2000$298,000 · 3 in hail · 7 events
- Tornado in South Dakota, August 5, 2000$100,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 5, 2000$110,000 · 57 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 5, 2000$70,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 5, 2000$50,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event
- Flood in Florida, August 5, 2000$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 5, 2000$50,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 5, 2000$35,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 5, 20001.75 in hail · 15 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 5, 2000$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
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: 5175392, 5175393.