Arizona, 2000Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, September 10, 2000
September 10, 2000 · NWS TWC · 4 events in 1 county or zone
Strong thunderstorms moved through the central and north part of Tucson. Rain amounts exceeded 1 inch in 30 minutes at some locations.
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.
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Strong thunderstorms moved through the central and north part of Tucson. Rain amounts exceeded 1 inch in 30 minutes at some locations. Hail from pea size to 1 inch reported as well. The east side of Tucson was untouched by this storm.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pima
- When
- September 10, 3:00 PM MST to 3:10 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, 3 mi NW of Tucson
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 32.267, -110.967
Power lines blown down vicinity Limberlost and Oracle roads. Tree blown down onto three vehicles on west Speedway road.
Hail, Pima
- When
- September 10, 3:10 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, 3 mi W of Tucson
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.233, -110.983
Hail, Pima
- When
- September 10, 3:13 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, 3 mi NE of Tucson
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.267, -110.900
Flash Flood, Pima
- When
- September 10, 4:30 PM MST to 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, 3 mi SE of Tucson
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 32.097, -111.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several roads flooded in southeast Tucson, downtown Tucson, and on the northwest side.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, September 10 to 11, 20001 death · 1 injured · $3.3 million · 1.75 in hail · 9 events
- Heat in Texas, September 10, 20001 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, September 10, 20001 injured · $1.0 million · 2 events
- Hail in Minnesota, September 10, 2000$445,000 · 2.5 in hail · 18 events
- Heavy Rain in Michigan, September 10, 2000$750,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Iowa, September 10, 2000$200,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 10 to 11, 2000$33,000 · 1 in hail · 12 events
- Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, September 10 to 11, 20001 in hail · 5 events
- Wildfire in South Dakota, September 10 to 12, 20004 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, September 10, 20001 in hail · 2 events
- Lightning Strike and Waterspout in Florida, September 10, 20002 events
- Hail in Iowa, September 10, 20000.75 in hail · 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: 5155393, 5155391, 5155392, 5155394.