Alert archive / Arizona / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 16, 1994, 3:32 PM MST for Yavapai County, Arizona. It was in force for 58 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 16, 1994, 3:32 PM MST (22:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 1994, 4:30 PM MST
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
- Area
- Whole counties
County Yavapai County, AZ
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 1:06 PM MST, 2 hours 26 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Aug 16, 1:08 PM MST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
AZZ004-005-006-162200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 108 PM MST TUE AUG 16 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY ALONG THE MOGOLLON RIM AND WHITE MOUNTAINS... AT 1245 PM MST, PHOENIX DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE MOGOLLON RIM AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. RADAR INDICATED THE STORMS WERE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG, GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 40 MPH, LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL BETWEEN ONE-HALF AND ONE INCH AN HOUR, SMALL HAIL, AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED IN THE FLAGSTAFF AREA, FAR NORTHWEST GREENLEE COUNTY, EXTREME NORTHEAST GRAHAM COUNTY, AND ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF YOUNG IN GILA COUNTY. A THUNDERSTORM THAT MOVED THROUGH PULLIAM FIELD AT FLAGSTAFF, JUST BEFORE 1 PM MST, INUNDATED THE AIRPORT WITH NEARLY 6 TENTHS /.56/ OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN A SHORT TIME. THE STORM ALSO PRODUCED SMALL HAIL. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH, AND WILL ENTER YAVAPAI, AND MOVE ACROSS GILA AND GRAHAM COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AS THEY MOVE FROM ARIZONAS NORTHERN HIGH COUNTRY TO THE SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE DESERT THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO CAUSE STRONG, GUSTY WINDS, DUST STORMS, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOTS OF LIGHTNING. FRANJEVIC
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 1:29 PM MST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
AZZ004-005-006-162230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 130 PM MST TUE AUG 16 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ALONG THE MOGOLLON RIM AND WHITE MOUNTAINS... AT 125 PM MST, PHOENIX DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE MOGOLLON RIM AND IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. THE STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER AND JUST WEST OF THE FLAGSTAFF AREA, OVER FAR NORTHWEST GILA COUNTY NEAR THE PAYSON AREA, AND IN EXTREME NORTHEAST GRAHAM COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH, AND WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN YAVAPAI COUNTY, ACROSS NORTHWEST GILA COUNTY INCLUDING THE PAYSON AREA, AND NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PERSONS IN FAR SOUTHERN COCONINO, NORTHERN YAVAPAI, MORTHWEST GILA, AND NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY ARE URGED TO BE ON THE ALERT FOR THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG, GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 40 MPH, LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL BETWEEN ONE-HALFF AND ONE INCH, SMALL HAIL, AND FREQUENT LIGHTING. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT THE PAYSON AREA WILL RECEIVE THE BRUNT OF ONE OF THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE NEXT HOUR. FRANJEVIC
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 1:30 PM MST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
AZZ004-005-006-162230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 130 PM MST TUE AUG 16 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ALONG THE MOGOLLON RIM AND WHITE MOUNTAINS... AT 125 PM MST, PHOENIX DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE MOGOLLON RIM AND IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. THE STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER AND JUST WEST OF THE FLAGSTAFF AREA, OVER FAR NORTHWEST GILA COUNTY NEAR THE PAYSON AREA, AND IN EXTREME NORTHEAST GRAHAM COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH, AND WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN YAVAPAI COUNTY, ACROSS NORTHWEST GILA COUNTY INCLUDING THE PAYSON AREA, AND NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PERSONS IN FAR SOUTHERN COCONINO, NORTHERN YAVAPAI, MORTHWEST GILA, AND NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY ARE URGED TO BE ON THE ALERT FOR THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG, GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 40 MPH, LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL BETWEEN ONE-HALF AND ONE INCH, SMALL HAIL, AND FREQUENT LIGHTING. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT THE PAYSON AREA WILL RECEIVE THE BRUNT OF ONE OF THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE NEXT HOUR. FRANJEVIC WWUS35KAUS.Q%
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 2:50 PM MST, 42 minutes before
AZZ004-005-162330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 250 PM MST TUE AUG 16 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL BASINS AND MOGOLLON RIM... AT 245 PM MST, PHOENIX DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL BASINS AND MOGOLLON RIM. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF PAYSON, AND 15 MILES EAST AND SOUTHWEST OF PRESCOTT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. RADAR DERIVED RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT OVER 1.5 INCHES HAD FALLEN IN THE VICINITY OF GROOM CREEK, ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PRESCOTT. THE THUNDERSTORM EAST OF PAYSON HAS PRODUCED OVER ONE INCH OF RAINFALL BETWEEN 150 AND 250 PM MST. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. RADAR INDICATED THAT THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG, GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG STATE HIGHWAYS 89 AND 69 IN PRESCOTT AREA, THE BEELINE HIGHWAY NEAR PAYSON, AND INTERSTATE 17 BETWEEN CORDES JUNCTION AND CAMP VERDE NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO PONDING OF WATER AND FLOODED DIPS ON HIGHWAYS. OKULSKI
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 2:51 PM MST, 41 minutes before
AZZ004-005-162330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 250 PM MST TUE AUG 16 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL BASINS AND MOGOLLON RIM... AT 245 PM MST, PHOENIX DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL BASINS AND MOGOLLON RIM. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF PAYSON, AND 15 MILES EAST AND SOUTHWEST OF PRESCOTT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. RADAR DERIVED RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT OVER 1.5 INCHES HAD FALLEN IN THE VICINITY OF GROOM CREEK, ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PRESCOTT. THE THUNDERSTORM EAST OF PAYSON HAS PRODUCED OVER ONE INCH OF RAINFALL BETWEEN 150 AND 250 PM MST. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. RADAR INDICATED THAT THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG, GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG STATE HIGHWAYS 89 AND 69 IN PRESCOTT AREA, THE BEELINE HIGHWAY NEAR PAYSON, AND INTERSTATE 17 BETWEEN CORDES JUNCTION AND CAMP VERDE NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO PONDING OF WATER AND FLOODED DIPS ON HIGHWAYS. OKULSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 6:02 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | La Paz | 63 min |
| Aug 16, 4:04 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Yavapai | 56 min |
| Aug 16, 4:04 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Maricopa | 56 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.