High Wind in Tohono Oodham Nation, Arizona

High Wind December 8, 2009 · Tohono Oodham Nation, Arizona

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

$30K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

High winds caused extensive damage to a manufactured home in Lower Covered Wells. The roof was completely torn off the home, with damage to the walls as well. Insulation was left in nearby tree branches. Another roof was blown off a single wide manufactured home 2 miles northwest of Topawa. No injuries were reported from either home.

The wider storm

An intense winter storm passed through Arizona during the evening hours of December 7th and during the early morning hours of December 8th. Heavy snowfall and very strong winds combined to produce winter storm conditions in the mountains of southeast Arizona, with blizzard conditions occurring at times. A particularly strong pressure gradient south of this storm produced a significant nighttime high wind event across much of southeast Arizona, with many reports of damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 199199. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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