Arizona, 2006Damaging Winds in Arizona, July 7, 2006
July 7, 2006 · NWS TWC · 4 events in 2 counties and zones
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $8,000
- 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.
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 7, 12:25 PM MST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 12:25 PM MST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 1:10 PM MST, 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
110 PM MST FRI JUL 7 2006
AZZ019-029-030-032>035-082015-
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
110 PM MST FRI JUL 7 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MST. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. BECAUSE THE STORMS ARE MOVING SO SLOWLY...1 TO 2 INCHES
OF RAIN IS LIKELY IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL
ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
UP TO 60 MPH.
THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...
THERE IS A RISK OF SOME REDEVELOPMENT AFTER MIDNIGHT...
PARTICULARLY OVER NORTHERN GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THE RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ON SATURDAY...WITH A SLIGHT
UPSWING ON SUNDAY...AND ANOTHER DOWNTURN EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
AZZ031-082015-
WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-
110 PM MST FRI JUL 7 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. BECAUSE THE AREA
RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN EARLIER TODAY...IT IS UNLIKELY THAT STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
HOWEVER... MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR WATER AND MUD
STILL ON ROADWAYS FROM THIS MORNING/S HEAVY RAIN.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
PYTLAK
Thunderstorm Wind, Pima
- When
- July 7, 1:44 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, 2 mi S of Tucson
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.233, -110.800
A thunderstorm wind gust over the Tucson Metro Area caused a metal roof to be torn off of a building which in turn sliced through a nearby power line.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pima
- When
- July 7, 2:15 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, 8 mi E of Tucson
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.417, -110.983
A strong thunderstorm wind gust caused power lines to be downed near Speedway Boulevard and Wilmot Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pima
- When
- July 7, 2:20 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Oro Vly
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.083, -110.033
Strong thunderstorm winds caused several 5 to 10 foot trees to be downed in the City of Oro Valley.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cochise
- When
- July 7, 3:12 PM MST
- Where
- Cochise County, 16 mi SW of Willcox
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.200, -110.933
A large tree was downed due to strong thunderstorm winds on Dragoon Road about 7 miles south of Interstate 10.
- 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.
- Flash Flood in Colorado, July 7, 2006$13 million · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Arizona, July 7, 2006$40,000 · 4 events
- Flash Flood in Florida, July 7, 2006$40,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 7, 200661 kt wind · 2 events
- Wildfire in Minnesota, July 7 to 18, 20061 event
- Waterspout in Gulf of Mexico, July 7, 20061 event
- Waterspout in Gulf of Mexico, July 7, 20061 event
- Waterspout in Gulf of Mexico, July 7, 20061 event
- Heavy Rain in Florida, July 7, 20061 event
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, July 7, 20061 event
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, July 7, 20061 event
- Funnel Cloud in Arizona, July 7, 20061 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5523387, 5523388, 5523389, 5522424.