Thunderstorm Wind in Yuma County, Arizona

Thunderstorm Wind September 2, 2007 · Yuma County, Arizona

84 mph

Measured gust (73 kt)

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous trees and as many as 11 power poles reported down due to strong winds. Peak gusts to 84 mph were recorded at the Yuma airport. Arizona Public Service reported about 9,600 people were left without power Sunday morning. Yuma Police responded to more than 120 emergency calls for service, most of which were storm related. Numerous eyewitnesses described the area around the 100 block of West 27th Place as the worst-hit section of town. Condos in that area had considerable roof damage with ceilings collapsing onto living rooms and dining rooms. Large hail and localized flooding was also reported in Yuma.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms resulted in considerable damage in portions of Yuma after winds gusted to 84 mph at the Yuma Airport.

Began near (yum)yuma Intl Arpt (32.6300, -114.5901).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 59329. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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