Special Weather Statement for Northwest Valley; Buckeye/Avondale; Cave Creek/New River +14 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, Buckeye/Avondale, Cave Creek/New River, Central Phoenix, Deer Valley, East Valley, Fountain Hills/East Mesa, New River Mesa and 9 more
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- Moderate
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- Observed
What is happening
At 740 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking an outflow boundary with trailing showers and thunderstorms along a line extending from near Rio Verde to near Sugarloaf Mountain to near Canyon Lake. Movement was southwest at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 740 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking an outflow boundary with trailing showers and thunderstorms along a line extending from near Rio Verde to near Sugarloaf Mountain to near Canyon Lake. Movement was southwest at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Glendale, Scottsdale, Gilbert, Tempe, Peoria, Apache Junction, Fountain Hills, Paradise Valley, Laveen, East Mesa, Gold Canyon, New River, Sun Lakes, Sun City, Queen Creek, Cave Creek, and Carefree. This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 140 and 172. AZ Interstate 17 between mile markers 195 and 241. AZ Route 51 between mile markers 1 and 15.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 7:43PM 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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