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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Maricopa, AZ

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What is happening

At 1003 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Palo Verde, or 7 miles southwest of Buckeye, moving west at 20 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and...

What the bulletin says to do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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Bulletin details

At 1003 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Palo Verde, or 7 miles southwest of Buckeye, moving west at 20 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Buckeye, Tonopah, Palo Verde, Palo Verde Nuclear Generation Station, Wintersburg, Hassayampa, and Arlington. This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 90 and 119. AZ Route 85 between mile markers 146 and 154.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 10:03PM MST until August 9 at 10:30PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

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  2. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 9:41PM MST until August 9 at 10:30PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Phoenix AZ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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