Scattered thunderstorms developed across south central Arizona during the afternoon hours on August 7th and they affected many locations including southern Gila county, the greater Phoenix area and northwest Pinal county. One community that was hit hard was the town of Coolidge. Some of the stronger storms produced strong and damaging microburst winds, measured at times to be in excess of 80 mph. The winds blew a roof off of one home and downed power lines as well as a variety of large trees. In addition, locally heavy rain fell with peak rain rates in excess of one inch per hour however no significant flooding was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in MARICOPA, ARIZONA
From 07-AUG-15 16:27:00 to 07-AUG-15 16:27:00 (MST-7)
Location: CHANDLER ARPT
Magnitude: 61.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Scattered thunderstorms developed across the southeast portion of the greater Phoenix area during the afternoon hours on August 7th, and they produced strong and gusty outflow winds which affected the community of Chandler. According to the official AWOS weather station at the Chandler airport, a wind gust to 70 mph was measured at 1627MST.

Thunderstorm Wind in GILA, ARIZONA
From 07-AUG-15 13:14:00 to 07-AUG-15 13:14:00 (MST-7)
Location: SAN CARLOS
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Scattered thunderstorms affected south central Arizona, including far southern Gila county, during the afternoon hours on August 7th. Some of the stronger storms produced gusty outflow winds in excess of 50 mph. According to the San Carlos RAWS weather station, a wind gust to 60 mph was measured at 1314MST.

Thunderstorm Wind in MARICOPA, ARIZONA
From 07-AUG-15 16:30:00 to 07-AUG-15 16:30:00 (MST-7)
Location: NORTONS CORNER
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Scattered thunderstorms developed across the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the afternoon hours on August 7th, and they affected the southeast valley including the community of Gilbert. Some of the stronger storms produced gusty and damaging microburst winds in excess of 60 mph. According to local broadcast media, wind gusts estimated to be near 70 mph blew down several large trees from Gilbert Road to Val Vista Road in south Gilbert. They estimated the time of the damage to be about 1630MST.

Thunderstorm Wind in GILA, ARIZONA
From 07-AUG-15 13:30:00 to 07-AUG-15 13:30:00 (MST-7)
Location: SAN CARLOS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Thunderstorms developed across southern Gila county during the early afternoon hours on August 7th and some of them produced gusty outflow winds measured as high as 60 mph. Some of the storms affected the area around San Carlos; according to local law enforcement strong gusty winds blew down live power lines in residential areas about 1 mile northeast of San Carlos. Locally heavy rain was also present, covering some of the roads and producing minor street flooding in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind in PINAL, ARIZONA
From 07-AUG-15 15:40:00 to 07-AUG-15 15:40:00 (MST-7)
Location: COOLIDGE
Magnitude: 70.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

Thunderstorms developed across portions of northwest Pinal county during the afternoon hours on August 7th, and some of them produced gusty and damaging microburst winds which affected the community of Coolidge. According to a mesonet RAWS station in Coolidge, a peak wind gust was measured at 81 mph at 1540 MST.

Thunderstorm Wind in PINAL, ARIZONA
From 07-AUG-15 15:00:00 to 07-AUG-15 15:45:00 (MST-7)
Location: COOLIDGE ARPT
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Strong thunderstorms developed in the Coolidge area during the afternoon hours on August 7th, and some of them produced gusty and damaging microburst winds estimated to be in excess of 60 mph. The strong winds produced damage in a number of locations around Coolidge. According to a trained weather spotter 1 mile southwest of Coolidge, winds estimated as high as 70 mph blew the roof off of a home and they also blew down a tree with a diameter of two and half feet. Additionally, local online newspaper media and fire department personnel reported a power line snapped on 9th Street and Van Ki Inn Road. Multiple trees with diameters up to 8 inches were also blown over. Fortunately no injuries were reported in the Coolidge area due to the strong winds.