Arizona, 2022

High Wind in Arizona, January 14 to 15, 2022

January 14 to 15, 2022 · NWS FGZ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

An area of low pressure moved across the Four Corners area and pushed a strong dry cold front across northern Arizona from the north. This brought gusty north to northeast winds across the area.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 FGZ wrote it up.

An area of low pressure moved across the Four Corners area and pushed a strong dry cold front across northern Arizona from the north. This brought gusty north to northeast winds across the area. Some locations experienced very high and damaging winds.

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Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Western Mogollon Rim

When
January 14, 9:30 PM MST to January 15, 7:20 AM MST
Where
Western Mogollon Rim forecast zone
Measured
73 kt (84 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
35.839, -111.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Mesonet station (ASBSB) at 9969 feet on Agassiz Peak recorded a peak wind gust of 84 MPH at 440 AM. Wind gusts above 58 MPH were recorded sporadically between 1030 PM and 720 AM. The station (ASBTP) at 11,555 feet reported a peak wind gust of 72 MPH at 420 AM. Wind gust of 58 MPH and higher were reported between 930 PM and 630 AM.

High Wind, Yavapai County Mountains

When
January 14, 9:48 PM MST to January 15, 10:48 AM MST
Where
Yavapai County Mountains forecast zone
Measured
69 kt (79 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
34.600, -112.554 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Humbug Creek station (QHBA3) measured a peak wind gust of 79 MPH at 648 AM. Wind gust over 58 MPH were reported between 948 PM and 1048 AM.

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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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: 1005097, 1005098.