Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Phoenix, AZ

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
352 PM MST TUE AUG 16 1994

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM MST...
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS RUMBLING ACROSS WESTERN GILA AND
YAVAPAI COUNTIES...

AT 350 PM MST, PHOENIX DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN GILA AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES.
THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED BETWEEN STRAWBERRY
AND PUNKIN CENTER JUST TO WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY 87, AND IN THE
VICINITY OF CROWN KING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY
TO THE SOUTHWEST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH.

RADAR INDICATED THAT THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG, GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 40 MPH, SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL.

OKULSKI