Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF0
-- Length 0.01 Miles
-- Width 50 Yards
State ARIZONA
County/Area LA PAZ
WFO PSR
Report Source Trained Spotter
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2018-10-13 16:59 MST-7
Begin Location 4NE QUARTZSITE ARPT
Begin Lat/Lon 33.71/-114.18
End Date 2018-10-13 17:05 MST-7
End Location 4NE QUARTZSITE ARPT
End Lat/Lon 33.7099/-114.1799
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 0.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative Thunderstorms developed across the southwest deserts during the afternoon hours on October 13th. In addition to the typical weather hazards of heavy rain and gusty winds, the storms produced two tornadoes. One tornado developed about 4 miles north of Quartzsite, the other formed northeast of Yuma and about 10 miles north of the Fortuna Foothills. The tornadoes were both spotted by trained weather spotters and both occurred roughly at 1700MST. Both tornadoes touched down and were on the ground for about 5 minutes; both were weak and neither caused any damage. Tornado warnings were not in effect at the time; tornadoes over the Arizona deserts are very rare.
Event Narrative Thunderstorms developed across portions of La Paz County during the afternoon hours on October 13th. In addition to the typical weather hazards such as gusty winds and heavy rain, one of the thunderstorms generated a weak tornado near the town of Quartzsite. According to a trained spotter 4 miles north of Quartzsite, a weak landspout tornado touched down at 1659MST and remained on the ground for about 5 minutes. The weak tornado produced no damage or injuries. Due to the short lived and rare nature of the tornado, a Tornado Warning was not issued for this event.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
QUARTZSITE ARPT LA PAZ CO. AZ 10/13/2018 16:59 MST-7 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DOME YUMA CO. AZ 10/13/2018 17:22 MST-7 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K