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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2008, 6:28 PM MST for Maricopa 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2008, 6:28 PM MST (01:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2008, 7:30 PM MST
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Maricopa County, AZ
The radar
The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Phoenix, AZ (KPSR), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 51 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 130 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3017 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS55 KPSR 080128 SVRPSR AZC013-080230- /O.NEW.KPSR.SV.W.0049.080808T0128Z-080808T0230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 628 PM MST THU AUG 7 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN MARICOPA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA... * UNTIL 730 PM MST * AT 622 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CAREFREE...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF SCOTTSDALE...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CAMP CREEK LAT...LON 3381 11157 3373 11195 3390 11202 3401 11167 TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 252DEG 9KT 3384 11188 $$ MCLANE
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS55 KPSR 080149 SVSPSR SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 649 PM MST FRI AUG 7 2008 AZC013-080230- /O.CON.KPSR.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080808T0230Z/ MARICOPA AZ- 649 PM MST FRI AUG 7 2008 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MST FOR NORTHEASTERN MARICOPA COUNTY... AT 641 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CAREFREE...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF SCOTTSDALE...MOVING EAST AT 7 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CAMP CREEK LAT...LON 3381 11157 3373 11195 3390 11202 3401 11167 TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 257DEG 6KT 3386 11189 $$ MCLANE
000 WWUS55 KPSR 080231 SVSPSR SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 731 PM MST FRI AUG 7 2008 AZC013-080239- /O.EXP.KPSR.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080808T0230Z/ MARICOPA AZ- 731 PM MST FRI AUG 7 2008 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARICOPA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM MST... THE THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHEASTERN MARICOPA COUNTY HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY AND IS NO LONGER SEVERE. THE STORM IS HOWEVER REMAINING FAIRLY STATIONARY AND HEAVY RAINFALL IS STILL POSSIBLE EAST OF ANTHEM AND SOUTH OF SEVEN SPRINGS. LAT...LON 3381 11157 3373 11195 3390 11202 3401 11167 TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 257DEG 6KT 3388 11181 $$ MCLANE
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 Aug 7, 5:50 PM MST, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 5:50 PM MST, 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 550 PM MST THU AUG 7 2008 SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION .UPDATE...UPDATED AVIATION SECTION. && .SYNOPSIS... CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE TONIGHT FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. AFTER TONIGHT...A MORE STANDARD MONSOON FORECAST IS IN STORE WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS...MOSTLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VERY LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN MOISTURE LEVELS OR TEMPERATURES THE NEXT FIVE TO SEVEN DAYS. && .DISCUSSION... VERY CONVECTIVELY-ACTIVE AFTERNOON HAS TRANSPIRED ACROSS THE PHX CWA AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES INTERACT WITH VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AMS. GOOD INSOLATION THIS AFTERNOON HAS ALSO HELPED ALOT. IN ADDITION...SPECIAL KPSR 20Z SOUNDING HAS ALSO SHOWN THAT STEERING FLOWS HAVE BECOME MORE FAVORABLE IN SCNTRL AZ...WITH MID-LEVEL WINDS ABOVE 15K FEET AVERAGING ABOUT 110 DEG AT 10-15KTS. STORMS HAVE ALSO FORMED IN FAVORABLE LOCATIONS TO ALLOW TSTM OUTFLOWS TO MOVE TWDS AND POTENTIALLY COLLIDE OVER THE GREATER PHX AREA LATER THIS EVE... STAY TUNED. HAVE ADJUSTED TONIGHTS POPS UPWARD AS A RESULT...TO A RATHER HIGH 50 PCNT FOR THE PHX AREA. MOST STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAINERS...WITH LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY. AFTER AN ACTIVE NIGHT TONIGHT...WOULD EXPECT TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO BE RATHER DOWNGRADED CONVECTIVELY FOR MOST OF THE PHX CWA DUE TO RATHER WIDESPREAD LOW LEVEL COOLING AND STABLIZATION. SLIGHT CHANCE POPS SHOULD COVER THINGS NICELY...BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. AFTER SATURDAY...WE SHOULD BE BACK TO A MORE NORMAL MONSOON PATTERN...AS UPPER RIDGE AXIS WAVERS N AND S ACROSS THE REGION. WILL LIKELY SEE A HIGH-LEVEL DAY OR TWO IN THE EXTENDED SOMEWHERE...BUT TIMING IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS FAR OUT. WILL THEREFORE KEEP EXTENDED RATHER BROAD-BRUSHED FOR NOW WITH GENERALLY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS. && .AVIATION... PHOENIX AREA... ENVIRONMENT REMAINS FAVORABLE FOR CONVECTION TO DEVELOP THE EARLY THIS EVENING. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. WITH MORE OF A SELY STEERING FLOW...IT APPEARS THAT ACTIVITY WILL GRADUALLY PROPAGATE NORTHWARD UP I-10...FIRST AFFECTING KIWA FOLLOWED BY KPHX. HOWEVER...PROBS STILL REMAIN TOO LOW AT THIS POINT TO INCLUDE IN THE TAFS. SW AZ/SE CA...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE GENERALLY PUSHED EAST OF KYUM AND KIPL. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY IS NOT EXPECTED THIS EVENING. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS. && .FIRE WEATHER... SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PREVIOUSLY IT APPEARED THAT TRANSIENT WEATHER DISTURBANCES WOULD KEEP THE THREAT OF STORMS GOING FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...MAINLY OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. NOW MODELS ARE INDICATING A TREND TOWARD MORE STABLE CONDITIONS WITH HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER OR VERY NEAR OUR FORECAST AREA. UNTIL MORE CONSISTENT MODEL TRENDS COME ALONG WILL KEEP MODEST MONSOON FORECAST GOING WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES...AFTER SLIGHTLY COOLER WEEKEND. && .PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AZ...NONE. CA...NONE. && NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX DISCUSSION...ESTLE AVIATION...HIRSCH FIRE WEATHER...AJ
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 5:30 AM MST, 12 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 530 AM MST THU AUG 7 2008 AZZ022-023-027-028-081300- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- 530 AM MST THU AUG 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE GREATEST THREAT WITH THUNDERSTORMS ARE STRONG POSSIBLY DAMAGING MICRO-BURST WINDS...AND HEAVY RAIN LEADING TO POTENTIAL FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS EACH DAY. STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE ALWAYS POSSIBILITIES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-081300- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- 530 AM MST THU AUG 7 2008 /530 AM PDT THU AUG 7 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...WEST- CENTRAL ARIZONA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN HAZARDS ARE STRONG WINDS...AND HEAVY RAIN LEADING TO POTENTIAL FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE ALWAYS POSSIBILITIES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX AZZ024-081300- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- 530 AM MST THU AUG 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. STRONG POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBILITIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY. STRONG POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBILITIES. THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL END THIS WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 12:56 PM MST, 5 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 1256 PM MST THU AUG 7 2008 AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-080400- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE...QUARTZSITE... SALOME...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...SAN LUIS...SOMERTON...YUMA...DATELAND... TACNA...WELLTON...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...KEYS VIEW... LOST HORSE...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER... EAGLE MOUNTAIN...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS... IMPERIAL...AND THE SALTON SEA 1256 PM MST THU AUG 7 2008 /1256 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2008/ ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE INTERACTS WITH A MODERATELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...ENOUGH TO CAUSE WASHES TO RUN...AND FLOW ACROSS LOW- WATER CROSSINGS ON ROADWAYS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...WITH ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS...AND AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST OR SAND WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH AND NEAR THE STRONGEST STORMS. STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE SLOW...MAINLY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST FORECASTS BY LISTENING TO WEATHER RADIO ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX AZZ022>024-027-028-080400- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN... NEW RIVER...TONOPAH...WICKENBURG...CAREFREE...CAVE CREEK... CHANDLER...FOUNTAIN HILLS...GILBERT...GLENDALE...MESA...PEORIA... PHOENIX...SCOTTSDALE...SUN CITY...TEMPE...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...AND SUPERIOR...ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT... CANYON...HORSESHOE...ROOSEVELT...AND SAGUARO LAKES...GILA BEND... APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE...AND FLORENCE 1256 PM MST THU AUG 7 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTH- CENTRAL ARIZONA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...WITH A GOOD CHANCE FOR SCATTERED STORMS TO DEVELOP OVER THE LOWER DESERT OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA THIS EVENING...AS A WEATHER DISTURBANCE APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHEAST INTERACTS WITH A MODERATELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. STEERING FLOW IS WEAK...SO INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY...WHICH INCREASES THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...RUNNING WASHES...AND FLOW ACROSS LOW-WATER CROSSINGS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...WITH ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS...WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGEST STORMS. THE POTENTIAL FOR DENSE BLOWING DUST...WITH AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY...WILL INCREASE OVER THE LOWER DESERT OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING AS STORMS BECOME MORE NUMEROUS OVER SOUTHERN ARIZONA. STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST FORECASTS BY LISTENING TO WEATHER RADIO ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 6:12 PM MST, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 612 PM MST THU AUG 7 2008 AZZ022-023-027-028-080700- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN... NEW RIVER...TONOPAH...WICKENBURG...CAREFREE...CAVE CREEK... CHANDLER...FOUNTAIN HILLS...GILBERT...GLENDALE...MESA...PEORIA... PHOENIX...SCOTTSDALE...SUN CITY...TEMPE...GILA BEND... APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE...AND FLORENCE 612 PM MST THU AUG 7 2008 ...SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA TONIGHT... SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WITH STRONG...GUSTY...DAMAGING WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND LOCAL FLOODING ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTH- CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE SOUTHEAST ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER SOUTH- CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA TONIGHT...POSSIBLY MERGING WITH STORMS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY...WHICH INCREASES THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH WATER RUNNING IN WASHES...AND WATER FLOWING ACROSS THE ROADS AT LOW-WATER CROSSINGS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY DAMAGING WINDS...WITH THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY OF A DUST STORM ESPECIALLY BETWEEN PHOENIX...CASA GRAND AND GILA BEND INCLUDING INTERSTATES 8 AND 10. BE READY FOR SUDDENLY REDUCED VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO IF A DUST STORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA. STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST WARNINGS BY LISTENING TO WEATHER RADIO ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX ELLIS
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 6:15 PM MST, 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 615 PM MST THU AUG 7 2008 AZZ022-023-027-028-080715- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN... NEW RIVER...TONOPAH...WICKENBURG...CAREFREE...CAVE CREEK... CHANDLER...FOUNTAIN HILLS...GILBERT...GLENDALE...MESA...PEORIA... PHOENIX...SCOTTSDALE...SUN CITY...TEMPE...GILA BEND... APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE...AND FLORENCE 615 PM MST THU AUG 7 2008 ...SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA TONIGHT... SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WITH STRONG...GUSTY...DAMAGING WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND LOCAL FLOODING ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTH- CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE SOUTHEAST ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER SOUTH- CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA TONIGHT...POSSIBLY MERGING WITH STORMS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY. THIS INCREASES THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH WATER RUNNING IN WASHES...AND WATER FLOWING ACROSS THE ROADS AT LOW-WATER CROSSINGS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL. THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY OF A DUST STORM ESPECIALLY BETWEEN PHOENIX...CASA GRANDE...AND GILA BEND INCLUDING INTERSTATES 8 AND 10. BE READY FOR SUDDENLY REDUCED VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO IF A DUST STORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA. STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST WARNINGS BY LISTENING TO WEATHER RADIO ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX ELLIS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 5:25 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Yuma | 110 min |
| Aug 7, 6:54 PM MST | Dust Storm Warning | PSR | 66 min | |
| Aug 7, 7:06 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Maricopa | 54 min |
| Aug 7, 7:26 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Pinal | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 7:40 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Maricopa, Pinal | 110 min |
| Aug 7, 8:04 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Maricopa, Pinal | 56 min |
| Aug 7, 8:31 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Maricopa | 59 min |
| Aug 7, 8:39 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Maricopa, Pinal | 53 min |
| Aug 7, 8:53 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Maricopa | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 9:21 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Gila, Maricopa, Pinal | 5 hr |
| Aug 7, 9:59 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Gila | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 12:01 AM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Gila | 3 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.