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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this winter storm warning at Feb 8, 2009, 8:50 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 9, 2009, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 17 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
- Feb 8, 2009, 8:50 PM MST (03:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 9, 2009, 6:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2009, 11:00 AM MST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 8, 3:45 PM MST, 5 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 3:45 PM MST, 5 hours 5 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 8, 6:25 AM MST, 14 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 625 AM MST SUN FEB 8 2009 AZZ022>024-027-028-090100- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- 625 AM MST SUN FEB 8 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. THE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE NORMALLY DRY STREAM BEDS AND WASHES TO FLOW WITH WATER. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MONDAY AND TUESDAY...A SECOND FOLLOW-UP STORM WILL HIT THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL BE A COLDER STORM WITH THE SNOW LEVEL FALLING TO NEAR 3500 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING IN SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY. AT THIS TIME...MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT OR AROUND 3500 FEET...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE IN HIGH ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET DURING THE 24 HOUR PERIOD. TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY... WITH CLEARING SKIES LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...SUB-FREEZING LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING AT MANY LOWER DESERT LOCATIONS...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-090100- 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- 625 AM MST SUN FEB 8 2009 /525 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2009/ 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 AREAS OF MIST AND PATCHY FOG FORMATION MAY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING HOURS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 8 AND 10...AND ON HIGHWAY 95 ALONG PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY NEAR BLYTHE AND YUMA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... A SECOND STORM IS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY... WITH CLEARING SKIES...SUB-FREEZING LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING AT MANY LOWER DESERT LOCATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 8, 3:01 PM MST, 5 hours 49 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 11:47 AM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Maricopa | 28 min |
| Feb 9, 4:29 AM MST | Wind Advisory | PSR | 21 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Arizona, 2009Every winter storm warning in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.