A cold front moved through the area during the late morning through the afternoon hours. Strong winds with occasional gusts in excess of 40 mph were reported with the frontal passage.
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The episode as NWS PSR wrote it up.
A cold front moved through the area during the late morning through the afternoon hours. Strong winds with occasional gusts in excess of 40 mph were reported with the frontal passage. The strong winds caused a large palm tree to fall on a man that was walking in Highline Park in Phoenix, killing him.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A large palm tree fell directly on a man walking in Highline Park in Phoenix, killing him. There was a peak wind gust of 45 mph reported by a Citizen Weather Observer Site located nearby.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Wind, South Mountain/Ahwatukee | 2024-01-11 | 27 | Male | Under Tree | Direct |
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