Storm near Phoenix
Monday, August 25, 2025
- Largest hail
- —none reported
- Strongest wind
- 62 mphgust
- Tornadoes
- 0none reported
- Reports
- 7within 15 mi
7 reports
- 55 mph gust (estimated)7.3 mi ESE of central Phoenix1.9 mi NW of Tempe · Maricopa County · Public
An image showed a large tree down on a utility van near Elna Rae Street and Hardy Drive. No injuries were reported.
- 45 mph gust (estimated)8.2 mi SE of central Phoenix1.1 mi SW of Guadalupe · Maricopa County · Social Media
Large mesquite tree blown over on 44th Street near McNeil Street. Timing estimated from radar and social media report.
- 55 mph gust (estimated)7.0 mi SE of central Phoenix1.1 mi WNW of Guadalupe · Maricopa County · Public
A large tree was reported down near 44th Street and Baseline Road. No injuries were reported. Timing estimated from radar.
- 58 mph gust (estimated)12.8 mi SE of central Phoenix0.9 mi WNW of Chndlr Stllr Co Arpt · Maricopa County · Public
Two trees uprooted near Commonwealth Street and S Driftwood Avenue. Time of damage estimated from radar.
- 62 mph gust (estimated)11.3 mi SE of central Phoenix1.7 mi N of West Chandler · Maricopa County · Broadcast Media
Images show multiple large pine trees down at a lavender farm in Chandler. No injuries were reported. Timing estimated from radar.
- 60 mph gust (estimated)4.5 mi ESE of central Phoenix1.3 mi ENE of (Phx)Sky Harbor Arpt · Maricopa County · Broadcast Media
Images show parts of Terminal 4's roof at Phoenix Sky Harbor was blown off onto the tarmac. As a result, water was able to leak into the terminal causing additional water damage. No injuries were reported.
- 45 mph gust (estimated)8.0 mi ENE of central Phoenix0.8 mi NNE of Papago Aaf Arpt · Maricopa County · Trained Spotter
A large mesquite tree was blown over onto Indian School Road near 64th Street. No injuries were reported.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The environment across south-central and southwest Arizona on August 25th was primed for strong to severe thunderstorms with very moist and unstable conditions in place. The synoptic pattern featured a subtropical ridge of high pressure centered over northern New Mexico, promoting southeasterly flow aloft over Arizona and allowing for moisture advection into the region, while a Pacific trough to the west promoted upper level divergence over the region. The broad ascent over the region combined with MLCAPE values around 1,000 J/kg and DCAPE values also around 1,000 J/kg provided an environment conducive to strong to severe thunderstorm development. Daytime heating allowed for continued destabilization with thunderstorms initiating near the southern Arizona/Mexico international early in the afternoon. These thunderstorms then raced toward the north through the afternoon, producing very strong outflow winds that resulted in a large wall of dust. The large dust storm continued to progress toward the north into the Phoenix metro by late afternoon/early evening. The dust storm resulted in widespread visibilities under a quarter mile. The strong outflow boundary responsible for the dust storm led to additional thunderstorm development with some of these thunderstorms becoming strong to severe in the Phoenix metro. No injuries were reported during this event.