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Thunderstorm Wind in Graham County, Arizona

Thunderstorm Wind July 10, 2021 · Graham County, Arizona

64 mph

Estimated gust (56 kt)

$15K

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 downed several trees and power poles in the east part of Safford.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed across the Mogollon Rim and International Border during the afternoon and moved west across southeast Arizona through the evening hours. Several storms became severe with damaging winds of 60 to 90 mph that created blowing dust and downed trees and power poles. The most extensive structural damage occurred in the Sierra Vista/Fort Huachuca and Green Valley/Sahuarita areas.

Began near Safford (32.8320, -109.7012).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 975680. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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