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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 14, 2008, 3:49 PM MST for Gila County, Arizona. 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
- Aug 14, 2008, 3:49 PM MST (22:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2008, 4:45 PM MST
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Gila County, AZ
The radar
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -151 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1212 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 14, 2:55 PM MST, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 2:55 PM MST, 54 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 5:59 AM MST, 9 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 559 AM MST THU AUG 14 2008 AZZ022-023-027-028-151300- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- 559 AM MST THU AUG 14 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDS INCLUDE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH RUNNING WASHES AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW SPOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. HAZARDS INCLUDE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH RUNNING WASHES AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW SPOTS. .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 AZZ024-151300- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- 559 AM MST THU AUG 14 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDS INCLUDE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH RUNNING WASHES AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW SPOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING AT LEAST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. HAZARDS INCLUDE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH RUNNING WASHES AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW SPOTS. .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-CAZ031>033-151300- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- 559 AM MST THU AUG 14 2008 /559 AM PDT THU AUG 14 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...WEST- CENTRAL ARIZONA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDS INCLUDE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH RUNNING WASHES AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW SPOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN LA PAZ COUNTY AND THE NORTH PORTION OF YUMA COUNTY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. HAZARDS INCLUDE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH RUNNING WASHES AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW SPOTS. .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 CAZ030-151300- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- 559 AM PDT THU AUG 14 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDS INCLUDE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH RUNNING WASHES AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW SPOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY. HAZARDS INCLUDE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH RUNNING WASHES AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW SPOTS. .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 ELLIS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 3:43 PM MST, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 343 PM MST THU AUG 14 2008 AZZ022>024-028-150015- GREATER PHOENIX AREA-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-SOUTHERN GILA/TONTO NF FOOTHILLS- 343 PM MST THU AUG 14 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...NORTHERN MARICOPA COUNTY...NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY BY... AT 330 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM PRESCOTT TO SHOW LOW. THE LINE OF STORMS IS MOVING TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST...AND WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ACROSS SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY AND NORTHERN MARICOPA COUNTY BY 430 PM. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE INTO THE LOWER DESERT ELEVATIONS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD LEAD TO FLOW IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS... INCLUDING PONDING OF WATER IN LOW-LYING AREAS. GUSTY WINDS OF UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH COULD PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY FOR MOTORISTS. SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. MEYERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 7:04 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Gila | 41 min |
| Aug 13, 7:28 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Gila | 107 min |
| Aug 13, 7:31 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Gila | 104 min |
| Aug 14, 4:45 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Gila | 2 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arizona, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
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.