Arizona, 2013High Wind in Arizona, October 9, 2013
October 9, 2013 · NWS FGZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A strong cold front brought breezy to windy conditions across northern Arizona.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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A strong cold front brought breezy to windy conditions across northern Arizona.
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 Oct 8, 3:15 PM MST, 22 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 8, 3:15 PM MST, 22 hours 28 minutes before
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</html>High Wind, Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County
- When
- October 9, 1:43 PM MST
- Where
- Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 35.400, -110.321 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Winslow ASOS reported a peak wind gust of 58 MPH.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, October 9 to 11, 201311 events
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, October 9 to 10, 20133 events
- Strong Wind in Delaware, October 9 to 10, 2013$5,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, October 9, 2013$2,000 · 2 events
- Dust Storm in Arizona, October 9, 20131 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: 480219.