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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Phoenix, AZ

July 31, 1997La Paz County, Arizona

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 31, 1997, 12:28 PM MST for La Paz County, Arizona. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 31, 1997, 12:28 PM MST (19:28 UTC)
Expired: Jul 31, 1997, 1:30 PM MST
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Phoenix, AZ
Area: Whole counties

County La Paz County, AZ

The radar

The Yuma radar (KYUX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

978 
WUUS1 KPHX 311929 RRA
SVRPHX
AZC012-312005-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1228 PM MST THU JUL 31 1997

*  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
   CENTRAL LA PAZ COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA

*  UNTIL 130 PM MST

*  SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED
   BRENDA
   UTTING
   STATE ROUTE 72 BETWEEN VICKSBURG AND BOUSE
 
*  AT 1225 PM MST RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
   JUST NORTHEAST OF BRENDA.  MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 TO
   20 MPH.

STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM...AND POSSIBLY
HAIL IN EXCESS OF 3/4 INCH DIAMETER.
 
KOCH

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.