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 937 AM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles northeast of Cave Creek, or 9 miles east of New River, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects....
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 937 AM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles northeast of Cave Creek, or 9 miles east of New River, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Scottsdale, New River, Cave Creek, Carefree, Desert Mountain, Camp Creek and Seven Springs.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued October 21 at 9:37AM 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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