Alert archive / Arizona / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1999
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 14, 1999, 4:34 PM MST for Maricopa County, Arizona. It was in force for 41 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 14, 1999, 4:34 PM MST (23:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 14, 1999, 5:15 PM MST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
- Area
- Whole counties
County Maricopa County, AZ
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 4:55 PM MST | Thunderstorm Wind 75 | Chandler, AZ | Winds blew down power poles, trees, and caused considerable damage to homes and businesses in the East Valley. A family in Mesa was trapped inside their vehicle for about an hour after power poles crashed down around them. Power outages affected at least 8,5 |
| Sep 14, 5:09 PM MST | Hail 1.5 | Mesa, AZ | Large hail reported from several spotters in East Mesa. |
| Sep 14, 5:09 PM MST | Hail 0.75 | Mesa, AZ | Large hail reported at Higley and Broadway Road. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 1:45 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2:57 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Pinal | 63 min |
| Sep 14, 3:21 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Gila | 49 min |
| Sep 14, 4:43 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Maricopa | 47 min |
Nearby
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.