Arizona, 2005

Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 9, 2005

September 9, 2005 · NWS FGZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 9, 9:00 PM MST, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 9, 9:00 PM MST, 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
900 PM MST FRI SEP 09 2005

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
WILL BRING DRIER AIR AND SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO
THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND. LOOK FOR SUNNY AND BREEZY WEATHER THROUGH
MONDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...THE CONVECTION OVER THE SE CWA IS WEAKENING AS THE
STORMS MOVE TOWARD THE NM BORDER. EXPECTING THIS ACTIVITY TO MOVE
EAST OF THE CWA BY MIDNIGHT WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT BREEZES FOR
THE REMINDER OF THE NIGHT. THE UPSTREAM TROF OVER NV IS FILLING AND
WEAKENING. IT WILL SWING INTO THE GREAT BASIN OVERNIGHT WITH LITTLE
AFFECT ON THE CWA EXPECTED. OVER THE WEEKEND A LARGE TROF REMAINS
OVER THE PAC NW. THIS WILL PRODUCE A VERY DRY SW FLOW OVER THE STATE.
THE CWA LOOKS DRY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE AREA ALONG THE NM BORDER.
LINGERING MOISTURE THERE MAY BE ENOUGH FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIP
ON SATURDAY. THE WEEKEND LOOKS BREEZY AS THE TROF WILL PRODUCE A
MODERATE SW FLOW AT 700MB OVER THE CWA. STREAMLINE AND RH ANALYSIS
INDICATES THAT THE DRY SW FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EXTENDED
PERIOD. DF

&&

.AVIATION...WEATHER SITUATION ADEQUATELY HANDLED BY CURRENT PRODUCTS.
AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS.

&&

.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 9, 1:30 PM MST, 8 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
130 PM MST FRI SEP 9 2005

AZZ004>018-037>040-100700-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-KAIBAB PLATEAU-COCONINO PLATEAU-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
BLACK MESA AREA-LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-
130 PM MST FRI SEP 9 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN
GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

DRY AIR ALOFT MOVING INTO THE AREA AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM HAS ALREADY LIMITED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IN MOST OF
COCONINO AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES SOUTH OF THE GRAND CANYON...WITH
MINIMAL THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF TODAY. DRY
AIR ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD...EVENTUALLY SHUTTING OFF
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER ALL OF COCONINO AND YAVAPAI COUNTY BY
SUNSET. EXPECT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT IN
THE FOUR CORNERS REGION OF NORTHERN APACHE COUNTY. THE MAIN SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT TODAY IS LARGE HAIL EXCEEDING 1 INCH DIAMETER IN
ISOLATED STORMS. STRONG WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE STRONGEST STORMS. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE
WINDS ALOFT TODAY...EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH ONLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE
NEAR THE NEW MEXICO BORDER BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MAINLY DRY WEATHER
IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 9, 6:44 PM MST, 2 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
644 PM MST FRI SEP 09 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0552 PM     HAIL             HEBER-OVERGAARD         34.41N 110.57W
09/09/2005  0.75 INCH        NAVAJO             AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

DF

The radar

The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:41 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Navajo

When
September 9, 9:40 PM MST
Where
Navajo County, Pinetop
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.117, -109.950

Thunderstorm winds caused some building damage and downed trees in Pinetop-Lakeside.

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.

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5474131.