Dust Storm in Arizona, September 14, 2000

Name: Dust Storm in Arizona, September 14, 2000
Start: 2000-09-14T13:00
End: 2000-09-14T13:30
Location: Arizona

September 14, 2000 · NWS FGZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 dust storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 3
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

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Event by event

1 dust storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Dust Storm, Western Mogollon Rim

When: September 14, 1:00 PM MST to 1:30 PM MST
Where: Western Mogollon Rim forecast zone
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.839, -111.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A strong dust devil at the Coconino County Fairgrounds caused property damage and personal injuries. The dust devil ripped shingles off two roofs, blew down four lage tents, blew over a ticket booth and split the supporting beams on a permanent structure. Two people sustained minor scrapes and brusises and one person reported a back injury.

What these are

Dust Storm: Blowing dust that reduced visibility to a quarter mile or less.

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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, September 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: 5158339.