High Wind — Tohono Oodham Nation, Arizona

2009-12-08 · Tohono Oodham Nation, Arizona

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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_id 199199. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.