West Central Deserts storm history

Isolated thunderstorms developed across portions of La Paz county during the early afternoon on August 15th and due to limited moisture and very hot temperatures, they generated gusty outflow winds reaching as least as high as 40 mph. The gusty winds created dense blowing dust wh…

A very cold airmass settled in across the desert southwest from Saturday January 12th through Wednesday January 16th. The cold and relatively dry conditions led to widespread freezing and sub-freezing temperatures across much of La Paz county, including the communities of Bouse a…

Strong gusty winds developed across the western deserts during the afternoon and evening hours associated with a weather system approaching from the west. Wind gusts of 40 mph or greater caused widespread blowing dust which was locally very dense. At about 1920MST, two trained we…

Lingering low level moisture and clearing skies set the stage for the development of dense morning fog across portions of La Paz county on February 20th. Areas of dense fog formed in and around the community of Wenden; at 0730MST a trained spotter 2 miles northwest of Wenden repo…

Thunderstorms developed across portions of the west central deserts during the afternoon hours on August 15th, and the stronger storms generated gusty outflow winds in excess of 40 mph. The gusty winds stirred up significant amounts of dust, leading to dust storm conditions that …

Thunderstorms and associated strong gusty outflow winds pushed southwestward out of the mountains north of La Paz and Maricopa Counties and spread across the west central deserts during the late evening hours on July 29th. Peak wind gusts in excess of 50 mph were noted and the st…

Strong thunderstorms north of Phoenix generated strong gusty outflow winds over 40 mph and these winds pushed towards the southwest and overspread portions of the west central deserts during the afternoon hours on July 20th. The winds picked up significant amounts of dust and dir…

An unseasonably strong upper level low pressure system created wet conditions over the west central deserts which led to patchy dense fog during the morning hours on May 16th. At 0640MST, a trained weather spotter 2 miles northwest of Wenden estimated visibility reduced to one qu…

Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours across southern Pinal county, and due to favorable environmental conditions, they were able to generate strong gusty outflow winds in excess of 50 mph. The winds spread to the west, and in the process they picked up significant a…

A very strong upper level high pressure system developed across the desert southwest during the last few days of June, and this led to excessive heat across the west central Arizona deserts, beginning on June 28 and continuing through the end of the month. High temperatures at Bo…

Dense blowing dust reported in Florence.

Visibility near zero in blowing dust made for hazardous driving conditions. A car and school bus were involved in an accident at Jimmie Kerr and Sunland Gin roads. The driver of the car was injured.