Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Phoenix, AZ

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ARIZONA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
115 PM MST THU AUG 22 1996

...RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IN ALL OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA...

THERE IS AN INCREASED THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHERN
ARIZONA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG...POSSIBLY
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. FREQUENT AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE STORMS. ALSO...SINCE STORM
MOVEMENT WILL BE SLOW AND ERRATIC...THERE IS ALSO A RISK OF LOCALIZED
FLOODING.

SOUTHERN ARIZONA REMAINS IN A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS. AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING WEST AND NORTH THROUGH SOUTHERN ARIZONA WILL
HELP TO INITIATE SEVERE STORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

IF YOU WILL BE OUT AND ABOUT IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT BE ALERT FOR STORMY WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR RADIO OR TV
FOR FURTHER UPDATES OzR POSSIBLE WEATHER WATCHES AND/OR WARNINGS.

FRANJEVIC

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SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
445 PM MST THU AUG 22 1996

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PHOENIX METRO AREA/CENTRAL DESERTS-

.NOW...
...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST MOVING THROUGH THE EAST VALLEY...
THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEAST OF THE VALLEY HAVE PRODUCED AN OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY OF WINDS TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BLOWING
DUST ACROSS THE EAST VALLEY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3
MILES AT TIMES BEFORE 530 PM. IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING IN BEHIND THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
IN THE EAST VALLEY BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN
BLOWING DUST AND ALLOW ENOUGH SPACE IN BETWEEN VEHICLES.

WOJCIK