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Dust Storm Warning 3, NWS Phoenix, AZ

May 22, 2006

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this dust storm warning at May 22, 2006, 10:20 AM MST. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 22, 2006, 10:20 AM MST (17:20 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2006, 2:12 PM MST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this dust storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this dust storm warning went out at May 22, 9:55 AM MST, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 9:55 AM MST, 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 5:54 AM MST, 4 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
554 AM MST MON MAY 22 2006

CAZ030-032-033-230100-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK/JTNP/-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
554 AM PDT MON MAY 22 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
INCLUDING IMPERIAL AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTIES AND
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...

.DAY ONE...TODAY
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST AND SAND...LOWERING VISIBILITIES TO BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES.
WEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH SOME GUSTS TO OVER 40
MPH POSSIBLE. AS A RESULT THERE IS A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR
IMPERIAL COUNTY...SEE PHXNPWPSR FOR MORE INFORMATION. THERE ALSO
WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING
HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

AZZ020-025-CAZ031-230100-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
554 AM MST (554 AM PDT) MON MAY 22 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING YUMA...MARTINEZ LAKE...AND BLYTHE...

.DAY ONE...TODAY
IT WILL BECOME WINDY TODAY...WITH SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20
AND 30 MPH DEVELOPING...ALONG WITH GUSTS TO OVER 35 MPH. AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW 2
MILES AT TIMES. SHOWERS ARE LIKELY MAINLY IN THE MORNING...ALONG
WITH A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AZZ021>023-026>028-230100-
GREATER PHOENIX AREA-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
554 AM MST MON MAY 22 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...

.DAY ONE...TODAY
IT WILL BECOME VERY WINDY TODAY...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING
TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH EXPECTED.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
BELOW ONE MILE IN PLACES...ESPECIALLY NEAR CONSTRUCTION AREAS...
RECENTLY PLOWED FIELDS AND OPEN LOTS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...MAINLY OVER THE NORTH PORTIONS.

THE STRONG WINDS HAVE RESULTED IN THE ISSUANCE OF A WIND ADVISORY
FROM 10 AM THROUGH 4 PM. SEE PRODUCT PHXNPWPSR FOR MORE INFORMATION.
ALSO...DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...THERE ARE FIRE
CONCERNS AND AS A RESULT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 NOON
THROUGH 6 PM. SEE PRODUCT PHXRFWPSR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AZZ024-230100-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
554 AM MST MON MAY 22 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY AND THE
TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS...

.DAY ONE...TODAY
IT WILL BECOME VERY WINDY TODAY...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING
AND BECOMING 20 TO 30 MPH DURING THE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40
MPH POSSIBLE. AS A RESULT A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM
UNTIL 4 PM. SEE PRODUCT PHXNPWPSR FOR MORE INFORMATION. DUE TO LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS THERE ARE FIRE CONCERNS...AND AS
A RESULT THERE IS A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 NOON UNTIL 6
PM. SEE PRODUCT PHXRFWPSR FOR MORE DETAILS. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 8:57 AM MSTHigh Wind WarningPSR5 hr

Nearby

Dust Storm Warnings in Arizona, 2006Every dust storm warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.