51
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$136K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Coconino County, Arizona: 51 recorded events between 1965 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 72. That places the county #2,713 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Coconino County, Arizona: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Coconino County is the 2000s, when 14 of the county's 51 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Coconino County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 6.5% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,713 for this hazard and #12 within Arizona, putting it in the 14.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Coconino County with 14 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2024 | TWO GUNS | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | TWO GUNS | 55 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | (PGA)PAGE ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | PAGE | 61 | $100K |
| Jun 6, 2020 | VALLE | 55 | $0 |
| Sep 14, 2017 | PAGE | 49 | $20K |
| Aug 20, 2016 | CAMERON | 48 | $1K |
| Jun 28, 2016 | (PGA)PAGE ARPT | 51 | $0 |
| Aug 9, 2015 | MARBLE CANYON ARPT | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2015 | TWO GUNS | 55 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Coconino County
- Flash Flood 278
- Hail 177
- Heavy Rain 105
- Tornado 48
- Flood 47
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A thunderstorm produce damaging winds in the Page area. The hanger at the Page Airport was damaged. The Jet Center windows were blown out by the winds. A few trees were uprooted. The Page ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 56 MPH at 1238 PM MST. ||Multiple homes in the Champan Village area were damaged by flying debris and falling trees. Two power poles were destroyed when wind blown trees fell on them. This caused power outages in the area.
Sustained winds of 60 to 70 MPH with higher gusts were reported in Tuba City. Roof toops were blown off some houses and windows were blown out of a grocery store. Structure damage and minor injuries from airborne debris were reported from severe straight line winds. Many small branches, and some branches, and a few trees were toppled from the winds. The damage covered a broad path of about two miles wide across Tuba City. Power was knocked out from Page to Tuba City to Kayenta.
Thunderstorm winds estimated in excess of 70 mph snapped cleanly numerous pine trees with 36 inch diameters and lengths up to 87 feet in the Gash Mountain area. The height of the breaks ranged from 2 feet to 30 feet AGL.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Coconino County, Arizona?
51 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Coconino County between 1965 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Coconino County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Coconino County measured 72.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Coconino County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Coconino County, Arizona.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arizona/coconino-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.