Gila River Valley storm history
Storm events recorded in Gila River Valley, Arizona between 1950 and 2025.
55
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
0
Deaths
$10K
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Dust Storm Dust Storm
Visibility of less than 1/4 mile reported in Tacna due to dense blowing dust from thunderstorm outflow winds. No accidents or injuries reported.
Dust Storm Dust Storm
Near zero visibility reported along South Avenue 36 East near I-8 just west of Tacna due to dense blowing dust from thunderstorm outflow winds. No accidents or injuries reported.
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Visibility of 0.08 of a mile measured at the Yuma Proving Ground Station 5, located northeast of Roll, AZ, due to dense blowing dust from thunderstorm outflow winds.
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Video showed near zero Visibility along I-8 in the Tacna/Roll area due to blowing dust from thunderstorm outflow winds. No accidents or injuries were reported.
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Visibility dropped down to as low as 100 feet at times along I-8 near Tacna due to blowing dust. No accidents or injuries were reported.
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Multiple instances of wind damage were reported along several different roads near the Tacna area, including Avenue 16, Avenue 31, Avenue 36, and Avenue 42. Along Avenues 31 and 36, railroad crossing signals were toppled or damaged. Power lines were reported down along Avenues 16…
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A Yuma Proving Ground Station measured a wind gust of 61 mph.
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Dust Storm Dust Storm
Visibility of 1/4 mile reported near Tacna in blowing dust from thunderstorm outflow. No accidents or injuries were reported.
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A video showed dense blowing dust reducing visibility below 1/4 mile along I-8 near milepost 36. No accidents or injuries were reported.
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Dust Storm Dust Storm
Visibility less than 1/4 mile in blowing dust from thunderstorm outflow near Tacna. No accidents or injuries were reported.
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Visibility of 1/4 mile in blowing dust from thunderstorm outflow new Tacna. No accidents or injuries were reported.
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Visibility of 1/4 mile in blowing dust from thunderstorm outflow on I-8 near Wellton. No accidents or injuries were reported.
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Dust Storm Dust Storm
Visibility fell to less than one quarter mile in blowing dust near Avenue 42 E and County 7th Street S in Tacna. No damages or injuries were reported.
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Dust Storm Dust Storm
A trained spotter and other members of public reported visibility fell to around 100 feet near Dateland from a dust storm that was moving west through Yuma county. The dust storm resulted from a long lasting outflow that originated east of Phoenix and was reinforced by additional…
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A very strong thunderstorm near the Maricopa county and Yuma county borders produced a dust storm that traveled west along Interstate-8 in the early nighttime hours. Truck drivers in the area of Dateland reported visibility fell to less than 1/4 mile and driving conditions were t…
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Dust Storm Dust Storm
Isolated monsoon thunderstorms developed across the central portions of Yuma County including the Interstate 8 corridor during the evening hours on September 4th. One of the stronger storms produced gusty outflow winds in excess of 50 mph that stirred up significant amounts of du…
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Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |