Strong Wind in E Pima, Arizona

Strong Wind December 14, 2004 – December 15, 2004 · E Pima, Arizona

38 mph

Measured gust (33 kt)

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A man working at the Green Valley Pecan Company in Sahuarita was killed around 2:45 pm when he was crushed by large containers knocked over by wind gusts. The wind blew over a stack of four empty containers weighing about 200 pounds each. The Tucson ASOS (~13 miles from incedent) reported 21G26 mph wind speed at 2:55 pm, while the Nogales ASOS (~32 miles away) reported an 8 mph wind at 2:50 pm. The peak wind at the Tucson airport was 38 mph, and the peak wind at the Nogales airport was 23 mph for the day.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5428621. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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