Arizona, 2019

Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, June 9 to 14, 2019

June 9 to 14, 2019 · NWS PSR · 28 events in 26 counties and zones

Strong high pressure over the Desert Southwest allowed for temperatures to reach Excessive Heat Warning conditions toward the middle part of the month. The heat resulted in 8 direct fatalities according to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 28 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
7
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
28

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 happened

The episode as NWS PSR wrote it up.

Strong high pressure over the Desert Southwest allowed for temperatures to reach Excessive Heat Warning conditions toward the middle part of the month. The heat resulted in 8 direct fatalities according to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

26 excessive heat, 2 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, North Phoenix/Glendale

When
June 9, 5:00 PM MST
Where
North Phoenix/Glendale forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One direct fatality was reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.

Excessive Heat, Central Phoenix

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Central Phoenix forecast zone
Deaths
5 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five direct fatalities were reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.

Excessive Heat, Pinal/Superstition Mountains

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 12, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Pinal/Superstition Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.351, -111.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Northwest Valley

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Northwest Valley forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Buckeye/Avondale

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Buckeye/Avondale forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Deer Valley

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Deer Valley forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, North Phoenix/Glendale

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
North Phoenix/Glendale forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, East Valley

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
East Valley forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, South Mountain/Ahwatukee

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
South Mountain/Ahwatukee forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Cave Creek/New River

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Cave Creek/New River forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Fountain Hills/East Mesa

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Fountain Hills/East Mesa forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Northwest Pinal County

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Northwest Pinal County forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
32.904, -111.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Apache Junction/Gold Canyon

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Apache Junction/Gold Canyon forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
32.904, -111.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Superior

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Superior forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
32.904, -111.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Tonto Basin

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Tonto Basin forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.800, -110.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Aguila Valley

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Aguila Valley forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Tonopah Desert

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Tonopah Desert forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Gila Bend

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Gila Bend forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, West Pinal County

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
West Pinal County forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
32.904, -111.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Sonoran Desert Natl Monument

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Sonoran Desert Natl Monument forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Kofa

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Kofa forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.249, -113.943 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Yuma

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Yuma forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
32.769, -113.906 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Gila River Valley

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Gila River Valley forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
32.769, -113.906 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Central la Paz

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Central la Paz forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.729, -113.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Scottsdale/Paradise Valley

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Scottsdale/Paradise Valley forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Southeast Valley/Queen Creek

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Southeast Valley/Queen Creek forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Parker Valley

When
June 11, 10:00 AM MST to June 13, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Parker Valley forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.729, -113.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, North Phoenix/Glendale

When
June 14, 5:00 PM MST
Where
North Phoenix/Glendale forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One direct fatality was reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Heat, North Phoenix/Glendale2019-06-09UnknownDirect
Excessive Heat, Central Phoenix2019-06-11UnknownDirect
Excessive Heat, Central Phoenix2019-06-12UnknownDirect
Excessive Heat, Central Phoenix2019-06-12UnknownDirect
Excessive Heat, Central Phoenix2019-06-12UnknownDirect
Excessive Heat, Central Phoenix2019-06-12UnknownDirect
Heat, North Phoenix/Glendale2019-06-14UnknownDirect

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
Excessive Heat
Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Arizona in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, June 2019

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: 923397, 923398, 923401, 923402, 923403, 923404, 923405, 923406, 923407, 923408, 923409, 923410, 923411, 923412, 923413, 923414, 923415, 923416, 923417, 923418, 923419, 923420, 923422, 923423, 923424, 923425, 923437, 923399.