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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What is happening
At 910 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sonoran National Monument, or 12 miles east of Gila Bend, moving northwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted...
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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 910 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sonoran National Monument, or 12 miles east of Gila Bend, moving northwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Gila Bend, Estrella, Freeman, Big Horn, Gila Bend Auxiliary Field, Bosque, Sonoran National Monument, and Mobile. This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 117 and 147. AZ Route 238 between mile markers 1 and 34. AZ Route 85 between mile markers 3 and 6, and between mile markers 120 and 127.
Lifecycle record
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 9:11PM MST until August 9 at 9:30PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
Official revision - Alert
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 8:43PM MST until August 9 at 9:30PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
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Source and limitations
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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