Thunderstorm Wind in Greenlee County, Arizona

Thunderstorm Wind September 6, 2012 · Greenlee County, Arizona

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

$25K

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 blew down an open ended Quonset hut outbuilding and a trailer in Hunter Estates near Duncan. Another trailer sustained considerable roof damage.

The wider storm

A weak upper level disturbance combined with abundant moisture approaching 2 inches of precipitable water to generate widespread thunderstorms across southeast Arizona. Thunderstorms produced flash flooding and some produced damaging winds. The heavy rain caused flooding of the Brawley Wash on the west side of Tucson during the predawn hours of September 7th. One fatality and one injury resulted.

Began near Fox (32.7521, -109.0870).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 414294. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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