Power Outage in Sierra Vista, AZ

Thunderstorm winds downed or snapped multiple power poles in the Elfrida and McNeal areas. One house, one barn and one garage also suffered substantial roof damage.

Thunderstorm winds downed 42 power poles north of Douglas. The downed poles caused the closure of Highway 191 for 24 hours. More than 40 residences sustained at least minor roof or cosmetic damage. This included 5 mobile homes that either sustained major damage or were completely destroyed and 3 other residences that had substantial damage. Most of these were east of Leslie Canyon Dr. near Madrone Dr. where a microburst occurred. There were no injuries.

Thunderstorm winds downed 42 power poles north of Douglas. The downed poles caused the closure of Highway 191 for 24 hours. More than 40 residences sustained at least minor roof or cosmetic damage. This included 5 mobile homes that either sustained major damage or were completely destroyed and 3 other residences that had substantial damage. Most of these were east of Leslie Canyon Dr. near Madrone Dr. where a microburst occurred. There were no injuries.

Thunderstorm winds snapped a power pole along State Rte. 82 near Fairbank.

A downed tree fell on power lines along Sabin Rd. northwest of St. David.

Thunderstorm winds downed 10 power poles in 2 different areas between Tombstone and Huachuca City. A private weather station at Huachuca City measured a gust to 70 mph at 1704MST near the location where the roof of a store was ripped off. A wind gust to 68 mph was measured at Libby Field on Fort Huachuca at 1711MST. Two miles west at the Pioneer Field ASOS, a wind gust to 91 mph was measured at 1721MST. Near that site, winds destroyed a large reinforced military tent.

Thunderstorm winds downed 10 power poles in 2 different areas between Tombstone and Huachuca City. A private weather station at Huachuca City measured a gust to 70 mph at 1704MST near the location where the roof of a store was ripped off. A wind gust to 68 mph was measured at Libby Field on Fort Huachuca at 1711MST. Two miles west at the Pioneer Field ASOS, a wind gust to 91 mph was measured at 1721MST. Near that site, winds destroyed a large reinforced military tent.

Thunderstorm wind gusts downed six power poles in Sierra Vista near Willcox Rd. and S Carmichael Ave. Wind gusts of 61 mph were reported at KFHU Libby Field ASOS and 79 mph at KALK Pioneer Field ASOS.

Thunderstorm wind gusts downed six power poles in Sierra Vista near Willcox Rd. and S Carmichael Ave. Wind gusts of 61 mph were reported at KFHU Libby Field ASOS and 79 mph at KALK Pioneer Field ASOS.

Seven power poles were knocked down in the Kansas Settlement area.

A mobile home with a resident inside on Morin Road was overturned and heavily damaged due to a thunderstorm wind gust. Three trees were also downed near milepost 3 of Frontier Road, and power lines were knocked down near Frontier Road and Double Adobe Road. The ASOS at the Bisbee-Douglas Airport recorded a wind gust to 58 mph at 1828 MST.

A mobile home with a resident inside on Morin Road was overturned and heavily damaged due to a thunderstorm wind gust. Three trees were also downed near milepost 3 of Frontier Road, and power lines were knocked down near Frontier Road and Double Adobe Road. The ASOS at the Bisbee-Douglas Airport recorded a wind gust to 58 mph at 1828 MST.

Thunderstorm outflow winds blew across southeast Cochise County. The strongest wind gusts was 63 mph, which was recorded at the KDUG ASOS. Power lines were downed near McNeal.

Thunderstorm winds downed four towers of a center pivot which was full of water at the time to tip over. The storm then blew the wood and metal roof off a commercial produce building for an apple orchard, with multiple pieces found up to three fields away. Four power poles, several trees and a tent were also blown over.

A severe storm with multiple microbursts moved through the Kansas Settlement area, just south of Willcox in Cochise County. One home on E. Sulphur Springs Rd was severely damaged, and the family displaced. Pieces of a tin roof were blown off with insulation littering the ground outside the house. Rain then continued and damaged many items inside the home. Neighbors claimed to have found pieces of the roof up to two miles away on Birch Road. Several small trees and tree branches were blown down as well. There were reports to the sheriff's office of some downed power poles in the area as well.

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power poles at Fort Huachuca and in Sierra Vista. In addition, several homes sustained roof damage and one had the roof completely blown off. A wind gust to 82 mph was measured by the Libby Field ASOS.

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power poles at Fort Huachuca and in Sierra Vista. In addition, several homes sustained roof damage and one had the roof completely blown off. A wind gust to 82 mph was measured by the Libby Field ASOS.

Thunderstorm winds knocked over irrigation sprinklers, destroyed a barn, tore roofs off several other buildings, including a business in the Pearce-Sunsites area. The damaging winds also downed trees and power poles and blew a semi-tractor trailer onto its side.

Thunderstorms winds blew roofs off several buildings at the state prison near the Bisbee-Douglas International Airport. One outbuilding was blown into a van, causing damage to the vehicle. Several power poles were downed causing a power outage which lasted for seven hours. The ASOS at KDUG measured a gust to 58 mph before power was lost. The strong winds also generated areas of blowing dust which briefly restricted visibility to near one half of a mile.

Thunderstorm winds ripped off a 50 foot section of the roof at the Huachuca City School. Part of the roof landed on a power line causing a power outage for area residents. One tree was also uprooted, damaging a chain link fence. The ASOS at Libby Field on the Fort Huachuca base measured a gust to 62 mph as storms moved through.

Lightning struck and destroyed a generator that provided power for Huachuca City Police Department telephone lines.

Thunderstorm winds blew down a power pole near Bowie. About 2000 people lost electrical power.

Thunderstorm winds downed several power poles and lines in Douglas. A trained spotter measured a wind gust of 60 mph.

Local Law Enforcement reported several trees and power lines down after thunderstorms moved through Whetstone.

A tractor trailer truck was blown over at mile marker 350 on Interstate 10. In addition, a nearby power pole was knocked down near the Union Pacific Railroad tracks.

Scattered thunderstorms moved north across Cochise, Graham and Greenlee counties during the evening and overnight. Wind downed power poles and caused roof damage to homes in Tombstone. Flash flooding closed roads between Tombstone and Bisbee.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms formed along the international border and Cochise County during the late afternoon. The storms downed trees in Nogales and caused flash flooding at the Nogales Port of Entry. Multiple power poles were downed in the Kansas Settlement area.

A microburst developed during the evening over Wilcox and moved west through the city. The storm devastated the city with damaging winds, which luckily there were no injuries or deaths. However, this storm did leave 20-40 families without homes. There were 7-8 homes destroyed by winds near Taylor Airport and Quail Drive. One mobile home was lifted off its foundation and thrown 50 yards, while the roof was blown into another a fence across the street. The Cattle Crest bar, on Highway 86, had several customers during the even when the roof was blown off and tossed by winds into a nearby home. Winds were estimated to be near 100 mph. Also, there were 15 transmission poles and 60 distribution poles knocked down between Wilcox and Bowie along Interstate 10. Dispatch reported Interstate 10 closed for three hours due to the downed power poles. Golf ball size hail was also reported covering the ground on Airport Road, west of Hamilton Road.

A severe thunderstorm moved across the city of Benson producing damaging winds. At 515 pm MST, a spotter reported 4 power poles downed. Also, the roof of a Safeway store was damaged.

High pressure over Utah allowed for deeper moisture to be pulled into southeastern Arizona, which resulted in strong afternoon thunderstorms developing over Cochise county. Thunderstorms in the Tombstone area caused damaging winds as two power poles were blown down in the city at 7:39 pm MST. At 8:14 pm MST a spotter reported strong winds during the event and a storm total preciptation of .60 inches.

A severe thunderstorm near the Douglas airport produced strong winds that downed 9 power poles.