Special Weather Statement for Cave Creek/New River; New River Mesa; Rio Verde/Salt River
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Cave Creek/New River, New River Mesa, Rio Verde/Salt River
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 1158 AM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers extending from over Cave Creek to near Carefree, or extending from 7 miles east of New River to 7 miles northwest of Scottsdale, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Landspouts and wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 1158 AM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers extending from over Cave Creek to near Carefree, or extending from 7 miles east of New River to 7 miles northwest of Scottsdale, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Landspouts and wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Carefree, Desert Mountain, Camp Creek and Seven Springs.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued October 12 at 11:58AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
Official revision
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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