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Thunderstorm Wind in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Thunderstorm Wind July 16, 2022 · Santa Cruz County, Arizona

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree and blew part of the roof off a mobile home on W. Manor Dr. in Nogales.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms moved west across Pinal, Pima and Santa Cruz counties during the afternoon and evening. Storms produced large hail in Tucson, Three Points and Rio Rico. Hail damage was most extensive in Green Valley, and was accompanied by wind damage. On the Tohono O'odham Nation, isolated wind damage occurred along with a dust storm that stopped traffic on Highway 86.

Began near Nogales (31.3601, -110.9517).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1048719. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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