Thunderstorm Wind in Yuma County, Arizona
Thunderstorm Wind September 4, 2025 · Yuma County, Arizona
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A 66 mph peak gust measured at Yuma International Airport.
The wider storm
An upper-level trough moving through the area providing strong upper-level ascent combined with MLCAPE values between 1500-3000 J/kg and PWAT values between 1.8-2.0 (associated with the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Lorena) resulted in numerous showers and thunderstorms across much of western AZ and southern CA. A cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours over Yuma County and slowly moved westward, reaching the Lower Colorado River Valley before dissipating. With this cluster of storms, damaging winds, flash flooding and areas of dense blowing dust were observed with the City of Yuma area seeing the most impacts.
Began near (yum)yuma Intl Arpt (32.6429, -114.6118).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1292645. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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