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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 106, NWS Phoenix, AZ

September 8, 2006Yuma County, Arizona; Imperial County, California

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 8, 2006, 4:49 AM MST for Yuma County, Arizona; Imperial County, California. It was in force for 56 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
Sep 8, 2006, 4:49 AM MST (11:49 UTC)
Expired
Sep 8, 2006, 5:45 AM MST
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Yuma County, AZ, Imperial County, CA

The radar

The Yuma radar (KYUX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 8, 2:45 AM MST, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 2:45 AM MST, 2 hours 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 7, 5:10 AM MST, 23 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
510 AM MST THU SEP 7 2006

AZZ021>023-026>028-081215-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
GREATER PHOENIX AREA-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
510 AM MST THU SEP 7 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL
ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE
GREATER PHOENIX AREA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGEST STORMS COULD PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY DAMAGING WINDS. CLOUD-
TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM.

BE ALERT FOR FLOODING OF LOW SPOTS SUCH AS NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND
LOW SPOTS ON ROADS. IF YOU COME TO A FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND AND
FIND ANOTHER WAY TO YOUR DESTINATION. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN
YOU THINK...AND FLOWING WATER CAN BE STRONGER THAN YOU REALIZE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONGEST STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN...HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY DAMAGING WINDS. CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM.

BE ALERT FOR FLOODING OF LOW SPOTS SUCH AS NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND
LOW SPOTS ON ROADS. IF YOU COME TO A FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND AND
FIND ANOTHER WAY TO YOUR DESTINATION. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN
YOU THINK...AND FLOWING WATER CAN BE STRONGER THAN YOU REALIZE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

AZZ020-025-CAZ030>033-081215-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
510 AM PDT THU SEP 7 2006 /510 AM MST THU SEP 7 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME
SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...EXTREME
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN
RIVERSIDE COUNTY. STRONGEST STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN...HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY DAMAGING WINDS. CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM.

BE ALERT FOR FLOODING OF LOW SPOTS SUCH AS NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND
LOW SPOTS ON ROADS. IF YOU COME TO A FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND AND
FIND ANOTHER WAY TO YOUR DESTINATION. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN
YOU THINK...AND FLOWING WATER CAN BE STRONGER THAN YOU REALIZE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

AZZ024-081215-
SOUTHERN GILA/TONTO NF FOOTHILLS-
510 AM MST THU SEP 7 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL
ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGEST STORMS COULD
PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY DAMAGING WINDS.
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM.

BE ALERT FOR FLOODING OF LOW SPOTS SUCH AS NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND
LOW SPOTS ON ROADS. IF YOU COME TO A FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND AND
FIND ANOTHER WAY TO YOUR DESTINATION. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN
YOU THINK...AND FLOWING WATER CAN BE STRONGER THAN YOU REALIZE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY. STRONGEST STORMS
COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY DAMAGING
WINDS. CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM.

BE ALERT FOR FLOODING OF LOW SPOTS SUCH AS NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND
LOW SPOTS ON ROADS. IF YOU COME TO A FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND AND
FIND ANOTHER WAY TO YOUR DESTINATION. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN
YOU THINK...AND FLOWING WATER CAN BE STRONGER THAN YOU REALIZE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ELLIS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 8, 1:55 AM MST, 2 hours 54 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 7:54 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRMaricopa66 min
Sep 7, 11:30 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRLa Paz60 min
Sep 8, 12:39 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRLa Paz66 min
Sep 8, 1:18 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRLa Paz, Yuma57 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arizona, 2006Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in California, 2006Every severe thunderstorm 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.