High Wind in Arizona

Events

975

Deaths

5

Injuries

22

Damage

$4.6 million

• Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Arizona, December 7 to 8, 20092 deaths · 10 injured · $435,000 · 68 kt wind · 19 eventsA powerful winter storm hit northern Arizona December 7th and 8th. This storm produced heavy snow, strong winds, and limited visibility in the high country. In the lower terrain, this storm produced heavy rain, damaging winds, and severe thunderstorms.
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in Arizona, March 20 to 26, 20233 deaths · 63 kt wind · 16 eventsThe first in a series of disturbances moved across Arizona from March 20 to 21. This caused widespread snow showers to develop. The heaviest snow was over the higher terrain in upslope areas. This storm also delivered strong and damaging winds.
• Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Arizona, October 25 to 27, 20202 deaths · $35,000 · 70 kt wind · 8 eventsA cold front bought very windy conditions and sharply colder temperatures along with areas of snow. Daytime temperatures were 20 to 25 degrees below normal.
• High Wind in Arizona, March 31, 19992 deaths · $25,000 · 81 kt wind · 1 event
• High Wind in Arizona, April 23, 19982 deaths · 1 eventStrong winds on Lake Mead, near Kingman Wash, apparently capsized a small sail boat carrying two men. The exact time of the incident was not known, but was believed to have occurred during the afternoon or early evening.
• Flash Flood and Winter Storm in Arizona, January 20 to 23, 20101 death · $1.5 million · 76 kt wind · 26 eventsA very strong jet stream moving across the Pacific brought abundant moisture and significant precipitation to northern Arizona on January 21th. The snow level started out around 3400 feet with significant snow above 5000 feet.
• High Wind and Winter Weather in Arizona, March 21 to 22, 20111 death · 10 injured · 58 kt wind · 5 eventsA vigorous cold front moved across Arizona with rain, snow, and strong to very strong winds. The winds caused areas of blowing dust and reduced visibility in the Little Colorado River Valley.
• Wildfire and High Wind in Arizona, February 23 to 24, 20221 death · $150,000 · 58 kt wind · 6 eventsAn upper level low pressure system moved across the Great Basin bringing strong southwest winds across Cochise, Greenlee and Santa Cruz counties. The winds reduced visibility to between a quarter and a half mile for 3 hours along I-10 from Willcox eastward.
• Flash Flood and Heavy Snow in Arizona, March 1 to 2, 20141 death · 1 injured · $91,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsA winter storm impacted Southern Arizona on the first day of March. A strong low pressure system off the California coast opened up and dropped through the base of the trough over the southwest U.S.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Arizona, February 27 to 28, 20171 death · 1 injured · 51 kt wind · 19 eventsThe second of two low pressure systems hit northern Arizona with a generous moisture tap. This produced abundant snow above around 6,000 feet and heavy rain below that elevation. Several locations along and north of the Mogollon Rim experienced strong to high winds.
• Hail and High Wind in Arizona, March 21, 20111 death · 2 injured · 54 kt wind · 2 eventsA powerful Pacific storm system produced high winds, including extreme downslope winds, and locally heavy high elevation snow over the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin.
• Flooding and Damaging Winds in Arizona, January 21 to 22, 20103 injured · $2.4 million · 70 kt wind · 10 eventsWidespread rain, heavy at times, resulted in numerous flooded streets, and low spots. Strong winds associated with a line of thunderstorms caused considerable damage to property and some minor injuries.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in Arizona, December 29 to 30, 201016 injured · $1,000 · 52 kt wind · 10 eventsA strong and extremely cold Pacific storm system moved across Arizona December 29th and 30th. Heavy snow and strong winds produced hazardous weather conditions across much of northern Arizona.
• High Wind in Arizona, March 31, 199917 injured · $2,000 · 87 kt wind · 1 eventVery strong pre frontal southerly winds wrecked havoc across northern Arizona this afternoon. Early in the event, 90 mph (78kt) winds were measured at the Meteor Crater. Other peak wind gusts include 93 mph (81 kt) at the Winslow Airport, 104 mph (90kt) at the St.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in Arizona, February 21 to 22, 202315 injured · 57 kt wind · 2 eventsA strong, cold low pressure system digging from Canada into the western U.S. brought high southwest winds ahead of it and heavy mountain snow behind it.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Arizona, January 20 to 23, 20101 injured · $1.2 million · 88 kt wind · 10 eventsA series of four Pacific storms pounded the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin between January 18th and 21st with heavy rain and snow (which led to river flooding), locally high winds, and isolated severe thunderstorms.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Arizona, December 7 to 8, 2009$1.2 million · 65 kt wind · 10 eventsAn intense winter storm passed through Arizona during the evening hours of December 7th and during the early morning hours of December 8th.
• Dust Storm and High Wind in Arizona, March 22, 20093 injured · $250,000 · 59 kt wind · 14 eventsA strong cold front brought very strong and gusty winds to northern Arizona on March 22, 2009. The winds locally caused damage to buildings, power outages, and near zero visibility in blowing dust.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Arizona, August 6 to 31, 1998$472,000 · 1 in hail · 23 eventsLarge hail reported at Top of The World, along US 60. Up to 1.10 inches of rain in just 20 minutes. Several tree limbs broken off.
• Flash Flood and Dust Storm in Arizona, October 3, 2022$91,000 · 58 kt wind · 43 eventsA shortwave trough approaching the area from the west along with moderate levels of instability (MLCAPE 1000 J/KG) and unseasonably high moisture content above the 90th percentile (PWAT 1-1.3) resulted in a favorable environment for the development of strong thunderstorms.
• Blizzard and Flooding in Arizona, January 21 to 22, 2010$281,000 · 82 kt wind · 19 eventsAn exceptionally strong Pacific storm system impacted southeast Arizona, producing a wide variety of weather. Widespread heavy valley rain and higher elevation snow affected all of southeast Arizona.
• Dust Storm and High Wind in Arizona, April 5, 20105 injured · $60,000 · 61 kt wind · 7 eventsA strong cold front approaching Arizona brought very strong winds to the Little Colorado River Valley. The strong winds also caused large areas of blowing dust and sand. Roads were closed due to low visibility in the blowing dust and sand.
• Dust Storm and High Wind in Arizona, April 8, 20134 injured · $50,000 · 53 kt wind · 8 eventsAn area of low pressure moved from southern Nevada across northern Arizona bringing strong southwest winds to southeast Arizona. While the winds did not bring any major damage, they did generate areas of blowing dust that led to motor vehicle accidents.
• High Wind in Arizona, March 6, 20122 injured · $125,000 · 63 kt wind · 3 eventsA very strong cold front brought high winds to much of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin. Isolated heavy snow also fell in the mountains.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in Arizona, January 20 to 21, 2017$177,000 · 58 kt wind · 8 eventsA winter storm impacted southeast Arizona on January 20th and 21st. This storm resulted in very heavy snow across area mountain ranges, especially over 7000 feet in elevation with some locations seeing in excess of 2 feet of snow.

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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.