Storm reports for October 5, 2010

Starting around 12:20 p.m. MST on October 5, 2010, a hailstorm crossed the Phoenix area from southwest Phoenix through north central Phoenix to Carefree, with hail up to 1.5 inches across that broke hundreds of skylights and damaged roofs and cars.¹ NOAA lists $900 million in property damage from that storm.¹ In southwest Mesa, winds estimated at 75 knots (86 mph) knocked down at least 40 utility poles, damaging 20 to 30 homes.²

Starting around 3:05 p.m. MST, a storm moved from south of Chandler to far north Scottsdale with hail up to 2.5 inches across, damaging hundreds of roofs and vehicles. NOAA lists $110 million in property damage.³ At 4:16 p.m. MST, another storm began a track from south of Chandler to the north Glendale and south Peoria area with golf ball to baseball size hail, up to 3 inches across.⁴ It damaged thousands of roofs and vehicles and hit northwest Phoenix and Glendale for the second time that day, and NOAA lists $1.8 billion in property damage and one injury.⁴