Name: Wildfire and Dust Storm in Arizona, July 10 to 13, 2024
Start: 2024-07-10T15:20
End: 2024-07-13T19:00
Location: Arizona

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $21,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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 VEF wrote it up.

Monsoon moisture moving in from the south fueled isolated thunderstorms, a few of which produced high winds. In addition, a wildfire of unknown origin damaged infrastructure on the southeast edge of Kingman.

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 Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 10, 12:59 PM MST, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 12:59 PM MST, 2 hours 21 minutes before

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The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 175 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:18 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 wildfire, 1 dust storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mohave

When: July 10, 3:20 PM MST
Where: Mohave County, 16.88 mi ENE of Wikieup
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.776, -113.338

Thunderstorm Wind, Mohave

When: July 11, 6:23 PM MST
Where: Mohave County, 1.93 mi N of (Igm)mojave Co Arpt
Measured: 67 kt (77 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 35.258, -113.933

Wildfire, Northwest Deserts

When: July 11, 7:00 PM MST to July 13, 7:00 PM MST
Where: Northwest Deserts forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

The Gemstone Fire burned 177 acres on the southeast edge of Kingman. Power lines were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mohave

When: July 11, 7:00 PM MST
Where: Mohave County, 0.5 mi ESE of Peach Spgs
Measured: 48 kt (55 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Local Official
Coordinates: 35.527, -113.422

Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree at the Peach Springs courthouse.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mohave

When: July 12, 5:00 PM MST
Where: Mohave County, 0.93 mi NW of Meadview
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 36.011, -114.080

Dust Storm, Northwest Deserts

When: July 12, 5:25 PM MST to 5:40 PM MST
Where: Northwest Deserts forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee

Dust storm conditions reduced visibility to 200 feet on Highway 93 between mile markers 36 and 37.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Wildfire: A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
Dust Storm: Blowing dust that reduced visibility to a quarter mile or less.

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

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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: 1205726, 1205728, 1205730, 1205733, 1205735, 1205737.