Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Phoenix, AZ

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
100 PM MST MON MAR 7 1994

...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING JUST WEST OF THE PHOENIX METRO AREA...

AN APPROACHING PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM CENTERED JUST OFF THE NORTHWEST
BAJA COAST HAS TRIGGERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA.

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED DURING THE PAST HOUR
ABOUT 30 MILES WEST OF THE PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA.  DURING THE PAST
45 MINUTES, TWO-THIRDS OF AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN AT WITTMAN, AND
ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-HALF INCH AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT SEVERAL OTHER
SITES WEST OF PHOENIX. THIS BAND OF SHOWERS SHOULD MOVE TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST AND AFFECT THE PHOENIX METRO AREA DURING THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS,
BRINGING THE THREAT OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN, GUSTY WINDS, SMALL HAIL, AND
INTENSE LIGHTNING.

A 30-MILE WIDE BAND OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS EXTENDED FROM TUCSON TO
PAYSON.  INDIVIDUAL SHOWERS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 25 MILES PER
HOUR, BUT THE RAINBAND WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.  ACROSS THE EAST VALLEY,
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FOUR TENTHS OF AN INCH HAVE BEEN REPORTED
WITH THIS BAND OF PRECIPITATION.  FOUR TENTHS OF AN INCH HAS FALLEN IN
THE MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH OF PHOENIX, WHILE ABOUT ONE-
THIRD OF AN INCH HAS FALLEN IN THE HUMBOLDT MOUNTAINS NORTH OF CAVE
CREEK AND AT SPOOKHILL PARK IN NORTHEAST MESA.  LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE
WITH THIS BAN:D FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

GREEN

AZZALL-080200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
100 PM MST MON MAR 7 1994

...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING JUST WEST OF THE PHOENIX METRO AREA...

AN APPROACHING PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM CENTERED JUST OFF THE NORTHWEST
BAJA COAST HAS TRIGGERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA.

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED DURING THE PAST HOUR
ABOUT 30 MILES WEST OF THE PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA.  DURING THE PAST
45 MINUTES, TWO-THIRDS OF AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN AT WITTMAN, AND
ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-HALF INCH AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT SEVERAL OTHER
SITES WEST OF PHOENIX. THIS BAND OF SHOWERS SHOULD MOVE TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST AND AFFECT THE PHOENIX METRO AREA DURING THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS,
BRINGING THE THREAT OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN, GUSTY WINDS, SMALL HAIL, AND
INTENSE LIGHTNING.

A 30-MILE WIDE BAND OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS EXTENDED FROM TUCSON TO
PAYSON.  INDIVIDUAL SHOWERS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 25 MILES PER
HOUR, BUT THE RAINBAND WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.  ACROSS THE EAST VALLEY,
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FOUR TENTHS OF AN INCH HAVE BEEN REPORTED
WITH THIS BAND OF PRECIPITATION.  FOUR TENTHS OF AN INCH HAS FALLEN IN
THE MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH OF PHOENIX, WHILE ABOUT ONE-
THIRD OF AN INCH HAS FALLEN IN THE HUMBOLDT MOUNTAINS NORTH OF CAVE
CREEK AND AT SPOOKHILL PARK IN NORTHEAST MESA.  LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE
WITH THIS BAND FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

GREEN

AZZ007-080040-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YUMA AZ
239 PM MST MON MAR 7 1994

...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...

AT 215 PM MST, A THUNDERSTORM WAS OBSERVED MOVING INTO THE FOOTHILLS
SECTION OF THE YUMA AREA. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING IN
NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY. IN ADDITION, LIGHTNING DETECTORS INDICATED
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY BETWEEN PARKER AND BOUSE IN NORTHERN LA PAZ
COUNTY. SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALED THAT ANOTHER AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA, WHICH SHOULD MOVE INTO YUMA AND LA PAZ COUNTIES BY THIS
EVENING.

NORTHERN LA PAZ COUNTY RECEIVED FROM 0.50 TO 0.80 INCHES OF RAIN FROM A
PREVIOUS ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW SPOTS IN AREA ROADS. HOWEVER, THUNDERSTORMS
ANYWHERE IN SOUTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN, SMALL HAIL, STRONG GUSTY WINDS
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.

AN UPPER LOW SOUTH OF SAN DIEGO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE THUNDERSTORMS,
AND ITS SLOW EASTWARD MOVEMENT MEANS THAT THIS ACTIVITY WILL PERSIST
WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SHOWERS WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST BY
MIDNIGHT AS THE LOW DRIFTS EAST.

IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A
STORM APPROACHES.  MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED
VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN.  STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY.

FAUSETT

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AZZ007-080040-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YUMA AZ
239 PM MST MON MAR 7 1994

...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...

AT 215 PM MST, A THUNDERSTORM WAS OBSERVED MOVING INTO THE FOOTHILLS
SECTION OF THE YUMA AREA. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING IN
NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY. IN ADDITION, LIGHTNING DETECTORS INDICATED
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY BETWEEN PARKER AND BOUSE IN NORTHERN LA PAZ
COUNTY. SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALED THAT ANOTHER AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA, WHICH SHOULD MOVE INTO YUMA AND LA PAZ COUNTIES BY THIS
EVENING.

NORTHERN LA PAZ COUNTY RECEIVED FROM 0.50 TO 0.80 INCHES OF RAIN FROM A
PREVIOUS ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW SPOTS IN AREA ROADS. HOWEVER, THUNDERSTORMS
ANYWHERE IN SOUTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN, SMALL HAIL, STRONG GUSTY WINDS
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.

AN UPPER LOW SOUTH OF SAN DIEGO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE THUNDERSTORMS,
AND ITS SLOW EASTWARD MOVEMENT MEANS THAT THIS ACTIVITY WILL PERSIST
WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SHOWERS WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST BY
MIDNIGHT AS THE LOW DRIFTS EAST.

IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A
STORM APPROACHES.  MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED
VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN.  STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY.

FAUSETT

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