Storm near Phoenix
Saturday, July 16, 2022
- Largest hail
- —none reported
- Strongest wind
- 61 mphgust
- Tornadoes
- 0none reported
- Reports
- 1within 15 mi
1 report
- 61 mph gust (measured)4.5 mi ESE of central Phoenix1.2 mi E of (Phx)Sky Harbor Arpt · Maricopa County · ASOS
A 61 mph wind gust was measured at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.
What the National Weather Service wrote
An upper-level disturbance tracking through the southern half of Arizona along with moderate instability with MUCAPE values greater than 1000 J/kg and 20-30 kts of deep layer shear resulted in a favorable environment for the development of strong to severe thunderstorms. Thunderstorms first began to develop during the late afternoon hours across the higher terrain, in southern Gila County, and then descended towards the lower elevations, affecting the Phoenix metro, during the evening hours.