That and the strongest winds were probably missed by any real obs on the right side of the eye which is going with the motion of the storm. When a storm is moving this fast that makes a big difference. Perry actually ended up barely to the west of it.
Not every day you see TS Conditions reported in Yuma, AZ:
A sustained wind of 45 mph (72 km/h) with a gust
to 69 mph (111 km/h) was reported in Yuma, Arizona