Special Weather Statement for Northwest Valley; Tonopah Desert; Buckeye/Avondale +6 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Buckeye/Avondale, Central Phoenix, North Phoenix/Glendale, Northwest Pinal County, Northwest Valley, Sonoran Desert Natl Monument, South Mountain/Ahwatukee, Tonopah Desert and 1 more
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 1227 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 11 miles southwest of Buckeye to 24 miles east of Gila Bend, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 1227 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 11 miles southwest of Buckeye to 24 miles east of Gila Bend, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong wind gusts may also generate blowing dust capable of reducing visibility below 3 miles. Locations impacted include... Phoenix, Glendale, Surprise, Avondale, Goodyear, Buckeye, El Mirage, Tolleson, Cashion, Maricopa, Estrella, Litchfield Park, Estrella Mountain Park, Estrella Mountain Ranch, Phoenix International Raceway, Sonoran National Monument, Liberty, Estrella Sailport, Perryville and Palo Verde. This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 130 and 139. AZ Route 101 between mile markers 2 and 4...and near mile marker 5. AZ Route 85 between mile markers 132 and 141. AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 103 and 112. AZ Route 238 between mile markers 10 and 19. AZ Route 303 between mile markers 105 and 114. AZ Route 347 between mile markers 161 and 170.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued October 10 at 12:27PM 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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