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TEMPE, Ariz. - Tempe officials and Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) on Friday stressed that full recovery from what Mayor Corey Woods called the city’s worst storm in history will require a community-wide effort, urging all residents to report damages to secure federal aid.

What we know:

A microburst, which Woods said delivered wind gusts up to 90 mph, struck the community Monday afternoon. The powerful storm moved mobile homes off their foundations, blew rooftops up to 400 feet, and downed hundreds of century-old trees.

Woods called it a miracle that no fatalities occurred. The city estimates its parks and recreation system alone lost 500 trees.

Woods declared a state of emergency to help residents and businesses gain access to the maximum possible assistance.

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