95
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$2.1M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in La Paz County, Arizona: 95 recorded events between 1983 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #2,270 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in La Paz County, Arizona: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in La Paz County is the 2010s, when 32 of the county's 95 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 La Paz County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 37.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,270 for this hazard and #9 within Arizona, putting it in the 28.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Aug is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in La Paz County with 46 recorded events, while Feb 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2023 | VICKSBURG | 50 | 0 | 5 | $100K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2024 | WENDEN | 50 | $5K |
| Aug 10, 2024 | QUARTZSITE ARPT | 56 | $50K |
| Jul 27, 2023 | VICKSBURG | 50 | $100K |
| Sep 23, 2022 | SALOME | 52 | $5K |
| Aug 22, 2022 | CIBOLA | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2022 | QUARTZSITE ARPT | 56 | $50K |
| Aug 14, 2021 | HARCUVAR | 65 | $70K |
| Aug 13, 2021 | BRENDA | 50 | $45K |
| Aug 13, 2021 | QUARTZSITE ARPT | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 11, 2021 | VICKSBURG | 55 | $0 |
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Extensive damage in town due to microburst winds. Power poles were knocked down and trailers were overturned. The Desert Gardens Mobile Home and Car Sales sustained the heaviest damage with several mobile homes destroyed.. Signs along I-10 were blown down, and Arizona highway 95 was closed for a short time.
Isolated high based thunderstorms developed across La Paz county during the evening hours on July 10th. The storms produced wind gusts estimated to be in excess of 50 knots. Video footage taken by an amateur photographer showed several power poles being snapped by high winds along highway 95 north of Quartzsite. Video footage indicated that the poles were snapped between mileposts 112 and 113 on highway 95. Additional public reports indicated a total of 17 power poles were blown over or snapped by high winds.
Approximately 9 tractor trailer rigs were blown over along I-10 near Vicksburg Rd in Vicksburg Junction. This occurred at two to three locations from milepost 41 to milepost 47 with both directions of traffic affected – especially westbound. Time estimated from first 911 call and radar. Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. According to a local news report, five people were hurt with two of them sustaining serious injuries.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in La Paz County, Arizona?
95 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in La Paz County between 1983 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in La Paz County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in La Paz County measured 75.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for La Paz 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 La Paz County, Arizona.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arizona/la-paz-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.