Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Magnitude
33 MG
Area
E Pima
Event narrative (NOAA)
A man working at the Green Valley Pecan Company in Sahuarita was killed around 2:45 pm when he was crushed by large containers knocked over by wind gusts. The wind blew over a stack of four empty containers weighing about 200 pounds each. The Tucson ASOS (~13 miles from incedent) reported 21G26 mph wind speed at 2:55 pm, while the Nogales ASOS (~32 miles away) reported an 8 mph wind at 2:50 pm. The peak wind at the Tucson airport was 38 mph, and the peak wind at the Nogales airport was 23 mph for the day.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.