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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Maricopa, AZ

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What you need to know

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Maricopa
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Severe
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Immediate
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Observed

What is happening

At 500 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of Deer Valley Airport, or 8 miles south of New River, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Anthem. This includes the following...

What the bulletin says to do

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing large hail. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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Bulletin details

At 500 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of Deer Valley Airport, or 8 miles south of New River, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Anthem. This includes the following highways... AZ Route 74 between mile markers 28 and 30. AZ Interstate 17 between mile markers 219 and 228. AZ Route 303 between mile markers 136 and 139.

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

3 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 30 at 5:00PM MST until October 30 at 5:15PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

    Official revision
  2. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 30 at 4:48PM MST until October 30 at 5:15PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

    Official revision
  3. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 30 at 4:38PM MST until October 30 at 5:15PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

    Official revision

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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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