Special Weather Statement for Tonopah Desert
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Tonopah Desert
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 215 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 17 miles west of Tonopah, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Landspouts and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Mainly rural areas of Maricopa County.
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued October 30 at 2:15PM 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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