The Desert Southwest remained under the influence of high pressure during the early part of September, leading to above normal temperatures and excessive heat warning conditions at times. Seven direct fatalities were reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
Every event with a place to put it; 17 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS PSR wrote it up.
The Desert Southwest remained under the influence of high pressure during the early part of September, leading to above normal temperatures and excessive heat warning conditions at times. Seven direct fatalities were reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
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 Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 5, 10:59 PM MST, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.
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</html>Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 601 PM MST Thu Sep 5 2019 AZZ539-060145- Gila Bend AZ- 601 PM MST Thu Sep 5 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MARICOPA COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM MST... At 601 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Sentinel, or 22 miles west of Gila Bend, moving northeast at 10 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Gila Bend. This includes AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 90 and 111. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3278 11305 3286 11317 3309 11303 3295 11277 TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 219DEG 10KT 3288 11306 Hernandez
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 616 PM MST Thu Sep 5 2019 AZZ533-060200- Central La Paz AZ- 616 PM MST Thu Sep 5 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL LA PAZ COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM MST... At 616 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Harcuvar, or 29 miles south of Alamo Lake, moving north at 10 mph. Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Salome, Harcuvar and Wenden. This includes US Highway 60 between mile markers 54 and 58. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3376 11359 3375 11376 3398 11381 3399 11353 TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 181DEG 10KT 3384 11368 Hernandez
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 643 PM MST Thu Sep 5 2019 AZZ533-060230- Central La Paz AZ- 643 PM MST Thu Sep 5 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL LA PAZ COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM MST... At 643 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Brenda, or 43 miles southeast of Parker, moving north at 10 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Brenda and Vicksburg Junction. This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 34 and 49. US Highway 60 between mile markers 34 and 52. AZ Route 72 between mile markers 47 and 49. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3351 11375 3353 11394 3374 11400 3375 11365 TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 187DEG 10KT 3363 11384 Hernandez
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 759 PM MST Thu Sep 5 2019 AZZ533-060345- Central La Paz AZ- 759 PM MST Thu Sep 5 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL LA PAZ COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM MST... At 759 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Vicksburg, or 34 miles south of Alamo Lake, moving north at 5 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Vicksburg and Vicksburg Junction. This includes the following highways... US Highway 60 between mile markers 47 and 49. AZ Route 72 between mile markers 38 and 49. LAT...LON 3372 11370 3372 11384 3387 11389 3387 11363 TIME...MOT...LOC 0259Z 181DEG 5KT 3379 11377 Hernandez
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 921 PM MST Thu Sep 5 2019 AZZ533-060500- Central La Paz AZ- 921 PM MST Thu Sep 5 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL LA PAZ COUNTY UNTIL 1000 PM MST... At 921 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northeast of Bouse, or 21 miles southeast of Parker Dam, moving north at 10 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of north central La Paz County. LAT...LON 3395 11379 3397 11394 3422 11401 3418 11365 TIME...MOT...LOC 0421Z 186DEG 9KT 3405 11387 Hernandez
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
12 excessive heat, 5 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
One direct fatality was reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.
One direct fatality was reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.
One direct fatality was reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.
One direct fatality was reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.
One direct fatality was reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.
One direct fatality was reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.
One direct fatality was reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat, Central Phoenix | 2019-09-06 | Unknown | Direct | ||
| Heat, Buckeye/Avondale | 2019-09-06 | Unknown | Direct | ||
| Excessive Heat, Central Phoenix | 2019-09-07 | Unknown | Direct | ||
| Excessive Heat, East Valley | 2019-09-07 | Unknown | Direct | ||
| Heat, Central Phoenix | 2019-09-08 | Unknown | Direct | ||
| Heat, Central Phoenix | 2019-09-09 | Unknown | Direct | ||
| Heat, North Phoenix/Glendale | 2019-09-09 | Unknown | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arizona in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, September 2019
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: 931237, 931238, 931241, 931242, 931243, 931244, 931245, 931246, 931248, 931249, 931250, 931251, 931252, 931253, 931256, 931257, 931258.