Storm near Phoenix
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
- Largest hail
- —none reported
- Strongest wind
- —no reading
- Tornadoes
- 0none reported
- Reports
- 1within 15 mi
1 report
- 49 mph gust (estimated)9.7 mi ESE of central Phoenix0.6 mi N of Helena · Maricopa County · Broadcast Media
A large dead tree fell through a brick wall in a apartment complex in the area of Rural and Baseline Roads in Tempe as line of strong showers and storms associated with a cold front moved through. Timing estimated from radar. No injuries were reported.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A potent storm system moving across Arizona dragged a cold front from west to east across south-central AZ. Along and ahead of the cold front, a line of showers and thunderstorms affected most of south-central Arizona resulting in frequent lightning, pea-sized hail, moderate to locally heavy rainfall as well as strong wind gusts in excess of 40 mph.