Arizona, 2006

Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 13, 2006

July 13, 2006 · NWS TWC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$30,000
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 Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 13, 1:30 PM MST, 4 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 1:30 PM MST, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
130 PM MST THU JUL 13 2006

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PROVIDE HOT TEMPERATURES
TODAY AND TOMORROW. THERE IS ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR SCATTERED MAINLY
MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL. EXPECT AN INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY AS THE HIGH MOVES NORTH.

&&

.DISCUSSION...12Z KTUS SOUNDING SHOWED PRECIPITABLE WATER UP TO 1.5
INCHES AND MORNING SURFACE DEWPTS RUNNING IN THE 50S TO NEAR 60.
THIS HAS HELD BETTER THAN EXPECTED FOR THE AFTERNOON WITH MOST
LOCATIONS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 50S. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
INHIBITION TO CONVECTION HAS BEEN RELATIVELY WARM MID LEVEL
TEMPERATURES...BUT THIS IS CHANGING OVER THE NEXT 48 HRS AS THE HIGH
MOVES OFF AND MID LEVELS COOL A COUPLE OF DEGREES. WE HAVE SEEN
EXPECTED MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WITH STRUGGLES TO GET OFF
THE HIGHER TERRAIN...BUT THAT COULD CHANGE WITH VIGOROUS OUTFLOWS
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

OVERALL STILL EXPECTING A MORE PERSISTENT MOISTURE INCREASE AS THE
FLOW BECOMES MORE FAVORABLE AND WE SEE SOME MID LEVEL COOLING WITH
THE HIGH CENTER RECONSOLIDATING TO OUR NORTH OVER THE NEXT 2 TO 3
DAYS. THIS COULD FURTHER BE ENHANCED BY A NICE EASTERLY WAVE LINING
UP TO COME ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO EARLY IN THE NEW WEEK. AN
INCREASING CONVECTIVE TREND OVER THE NEXT 48 TO 72 HOURS...BACK TO
NEAR NORMAL LEVELS OR EVEN A LITTLE BETTER TO START THE NEW WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...TAFS AND TWEBS ADEQUATELY COVER ALL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
AT KTUS.
&&

.TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:30 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pima

When
July 13, 5:30 PM MST
Where
Pima County, Sells
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.900, -111.883

Very strong thunderstorm winds caused several power poles to be downed in the Village of Sells, along with several trees.

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: 5522427.