Arizona, 2001

Hail in Arizona, January 16, 2001

January 16, 2001 · NWS PSR · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 funnel cloud, 1 hail, 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.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

The radar

The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:05 UTC.

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Event by event

1 funnel cloud, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, Maricopa

When
January 16, 2:40 PM MST to 2:52 PM MST
Where
Maricopa County, 8 mi SW of Tempe
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Spotters reported the short-lived funnel cloud over the Ahwatukee-Chandler area.

Hail, Maricopa

When
January 16, 4:03 PM MST
Where
Maricopa County, Mesa
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
33.417, -111.817

Largest diameter hail was reported at Higley and Main Streets.

What these are

Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5227955, 5227956.