Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 30, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 30, 2000
Start: 2000-07-30T23:28
End: 2000-07-30T23:45
Location: Arizona

July 30, 2000 · NWS PSR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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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.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa

When: July 30, 11:28 PM MST to 11:45 PM MST
Where: Maricopa County, Mesa
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.417, -111.817

Winds blew down about 13 power poles along Greenfield Road in East Mesa. As many as 20,000 homes lost power from this storm. At about the same time, a couple poles were blown down in Scottsdale. Spotters in Phoenix also reported minor roof damage. The Arizona Division of Emergency Management reported several windows in cars were damaged, as well as an awning at the headquarters at the Papago Military Reservation.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arizona in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Arizona, July 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: 5163723.