Funnel Cloud, Gila
- When
- August 7, 5:43 PM MST
- Where
- Gila County, Globe
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.800, -110.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Public sighting of funnel cloud in Globe.
Damaging Winds in Arizona, August 7, 2000
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $50,000
- 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.
The radar
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:51 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pinal
- When
- August 7, 7:51 PM MST
- Where
- Pinal County, Maricopa
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.067, -112.050
Power lines were reported down in the area between Casa Grande and Stanfield after high winds ripped through much of Northwest Pinal County.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- August 7, 9:18 PM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Phoenix
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.483, -112.067
Winds blew down power poles and lines. Heavy rain resulted in a large roof collapse at a business near 35th Ave and Bell. Some homes sustained damage. Urban street flooding was also widespread across the northern sections of the city.
What these are
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- 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
- Heat in Pennsylvania, August 7 to 10, 2000
- Flash Flood in Illinois, August 7, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, August 7 to 12, 2000
- Heat in Texas, August 7, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, August 7, 2000
- Wildfire in Wyoming, August 7 to 18, 2000
- Tornadoes in Minnesota, August 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, August 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, August 7, 2000
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, August 7, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, August 7, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, August 7, 2000
More
Every storm in Arizona in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, August 2000
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: 5173936, 5173065, 5173066.