Alert archive / Arizona / High Wind Warnings in 2010
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this high wind warning at Jan 21, 2010, 3:50 AM MST. It took effect at Jan 21, 2010, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 13 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
- Jan 21, 2010, 3:50 AM MST (10:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2010, 9:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2010, 10:01 PM MST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
292 WWUS75 KPSR 211050 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 350 AM MST THU JAN 21 2010 AZZ021>024-026>028-220000- /O.UPG.KPSR.HW.A.0001.100121T1500Z-100122T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.HW.W.0001.100121T1600Z-100122T0700Z/ WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...BUCKEYE... NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION... CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE 350 AM MST THU JAN 21 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. AN UNUSUALLY INTENSE COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH TODAY DEVELOPING VERY STRONG PRE-FRONTAL WINDS. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS POSTED FOR AREAS NEAR THE COLORADO RIVER...EAST TO WICKENBURG...GILA BEND... PHOENIX...CASA GRANDE...AND GLOBE MIAMI. * TIMING: STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 9 AM AND MIDNIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WIND IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH IS EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON WEST-EAST ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 10 AND 8. BLOWING DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND OTHER UNSECURED LIGHT ITEMS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION && $$ AZZ020-025-CAZ031-220000- /O.UPG.KPSR.HW.A.0001.100121T1200Z-100122T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.HW.W.0001.100121T1600Z-100122T0700Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS... YUMA...BLYTHE 350 AM MST THU JAN 21 2010 /250 AM PST THU JAN 21 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MST /8 AM PST/ THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MST /11 PM PST/ TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MST /8 AM PST/ THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MST /11 PM PST/ TONIGHT. AN UNUSUALLY INTENSE COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH TODAY DEVELOPING VERY STRONG PRE-FRONTAL WINDS. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS POSTED FOR AREAS NEAR THE COLORADO RIVER. * TIMING: STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 9 AM AND MIDNIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WIND IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH IS EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON WEST-EAST ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 10 AND 8. BLOWING DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND OTHER UNSECURED LIGHT ITEMS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION && $$ CAZ030-032-033-220000- /O.UPG.KPSR.HW.A.0001.100121T1200Z-100122T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0004.100121T2300Z-100122T0700Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 250 AM PST THU JAN 21 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH POSTED EARLIER FOR THE AREA IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON WEST-EAST ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 10 AND 8. BLOWING SAND OR DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND OTHER UNSECURED LIGHT ITEMS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
5 follow-up statements
991 WWUS75 KPSR 211633 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 933 AM MST THU JAN 21 2010 AZZ020>028-CAZ031-220445- /O.CON.KPSR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100122T0700Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE...SALOME... BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON... GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE...BLYTHE 933 AM MST THU JAN 21 2010 /833 AM PST THU JAN 21 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST /11 PM PST/ TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST /11 PM PST/ TONIGHT. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...SPECIFICALLY NEAR GILA BEND. OBSERVED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AT GILA BEND AND ARE SPREADING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA AND THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN NOON AND MIDNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WIND IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH IS EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON WEST-EAST ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 10 AND 8. TREE LIMBS AND LOOSE BRANCHES MAY BREAK GIVEN THESE STRONG WINDS. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND OTHER UNSECURED LIGHT ITEMS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION && $$ CAZ030-032-033-220445- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0004.100121T2300Z-100122T0700Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 833 AM PST THU JAN 21 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON WEST-EAST ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 10 AND 8. BLOWING SAND OR DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND OTHER UNSECURED LIGHT ITEMS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
437 WWUS75 KPSR 212221 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 321 PM MST THU JAN 21 2010 AZZ028-220700- /O.NEW.KPSR.DS.W.0001.100121T2221Z-100122T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100122T0700Z/ NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE 321 PM MST THU JAN 21 2010 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...SPECIFICALLY NEAR GILA BEND. OBSERVED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AT GILA BEND AND ARE SPREADING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA AND THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN NOON AND MIDNIGHT. * BLOWING DUST: WINDS ARE INCREASING ACROSS PINAL COUNTY RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN DUST ACROSS THE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WIND IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH IS EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON WEST-EAST ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 10 AND 8. TREE LIMBS AND LOOSE BRANCHES MAY BREAK GIVEN THESE STRONG WINDS.OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND OTHER UNSECURED LIGHT ITEMS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION A DUST STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS HAVE GENERATED LARGE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND THAT HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN WHILE DRIVING...AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT CLOSE RANGE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING...PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. && $$ AZZ020>027-CAZ031-220700- /O.CON.KPSR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100122T0700Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE...SALOME... BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON... GILA BEND...BLYTHE 321 PM MST THU JAN 21 2010 /221 PM PST THU JAN 21 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST /11 PM PST/ TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST /11 PM PST/ TONIGHT. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...SPECIFICALLY NEAR GILA BEND. OBSERVED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AT GILA BEND AND ARE SPREADING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA AND THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN NOON AND MIDNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WIND IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH IS EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON WEST-EAST ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 10 AND 8. TREE LIMBS AND LOOSE BRANCHES MAY BREAK GIVEN THESE STRONG WINDS.OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND OTHER UNSECURED LIGHT ITEMS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION && $$ CAZ030-032-033-220700- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0004.100121T2300Z-100122T0700Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 221 PM PST THU JAN 21 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON WEST-EAST ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 10 AND 8. BLOWING SAND OR DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND OTHER UNSECURED LIGHT ITEMS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
427 WWUS75 KPSR 220054 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 554 PM MST THU JAN 21 2010 AZZ028-220700- /O.NEW.KPSR.DS.W.0002.100122T0054Z-100122T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100122T0700Z/ NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE 554 PM MST THU JAN 21 2010 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...SPECIFICALLY NEAR GILA BEND. OBSERVED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AT GILA BEND AND ARE SPREADING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA AND THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN NOON AND MIDNIGHT. * BLOWING DUST: WINDS ARE INCREASING ACROSS PINAL COUNTY RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY IN DUST ACROSS THE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WIND IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH IS EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON WEST-EAST ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 10 AND 8. TREE LIMBS AND LOOSE BRANCHES MAY BREAK GIVEN THESE STRONG WINDS.OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND OTHER UNSECURED LIGHT ITEMS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION A DUST STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS HAVE GENERATED LARGE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND THAT HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN WHILE DRIVING...AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT CLOSE RANGE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING...PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. && $$ AZZ020>027-CAZ031-220700- /O.CON.KPSR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100122T0700Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE...SALOME... BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON... GILA BEND...BLYTHE 554 PM MST THU JAN 21 2010 /454 PM PST THU JAN 21 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST /11 PM PST/ TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST /11 PM PST/ TONIGHT. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...SPECIFICALLY NEAR GILA BEND. OBSERVED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AT GILA BEND AND ARE SPREADING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA AND THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN NOON AND MIDNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WIND IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH IS EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON WEST-EAST ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 10 AND 8. TREE LIMBS AND LOOSE BRANCHES MAY BREAK GIVEN THESE STRONG WINDS.OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND OTHER UNSECURED LIGHT ITEMS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION && $$ CAZ030-032-033-220700- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100122T0700Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 454 PM PST THU JAN 21 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON WEST-EAST ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 10 AND 8. BLOWING SAND OR DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND OTHER UNSECURED LIGHT ITEMS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
055 WWUS75 KPSR 220153 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 653 PM MST THU JAN 21 2010 AZZ028-220700- /O.EXT.KPSR.DS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100122T0400Z/ /O.CON.KPSR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100122T0700Z/ NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE 653 PM MST THU JAN 21 2010 ...DUST STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE DUST STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...SPECIFICALLY NEAR GILA BEND. OBSERVED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AT GILA BEND AND ARE SPREADING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA AND THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN NOON AND MIDNIGHT. * BLOWING DUST: WINDS ARE INCREASING ACROSS PINAL COUNTY RESULTING INSUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY IN DUST ACROSS THE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WIND IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH IS EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON WEST-EAST ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 10 AND 8. TREE LIMBS AND LOOSE BRANCHES MAY BREAK GIVEN THESE STRONG WINDS.OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND OTHER UNSECURED LIGHT ITEMS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION A DUST STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS HAVE GENERATED LARGE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND THAT HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN WHILE DRIVING...AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT CLOSE RANGE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING...PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. && $$ AZZ020>027-CAZ031-220700- /O.CON.KPSR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100122T0700Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE...SALOME... BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX...GLOBE...MIAMI... SAN CARLOS...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON... GILA BEND...BLYTHE 653 PM MST THU JAN 21 2010 /553 PM PST THU JAN 21 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST /11 PM PST/ TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST /11 PM PST/ TONIGHT. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...SPECIFICALLY NEAR GILA BEND. OBSERVED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AT GILA BEND AND ARE SPREADING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA AND THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN NOON AND MIDNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WIND IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH IS EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON WEST-EAST ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 10 AND 8. TREE LIMBS AND LOOSE BRANCHES MAY BREAK GIVEN THESE STRONG WINDS.OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND OTHER UNSECURED LIGHT ITEMS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION && $$ CAZ030-032-033-220700- /O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100122T0700Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 553 PM PST THU JAN 21 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON WEST-EAST ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 10 AND 8. BLOWING SAND OR DUST WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND OTHER UNSECURED LIGHT ITEMS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
522 WWUS75 KPSR 220501 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 1001 PM MST THU JAN 21 2010 A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA OVERNIGHT ...WITH WINDS REMAINING BREEZY THROUGH MIDNIGHT...DECREASING IN SPEEDS THEREAFTER. AZZ020>028-CAZ031-220615- /O.CAN.KPSR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100122T0700Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... SALOME...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX...GLOBE... MIAMI...SAN CARLOS...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON... GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE...BLYTHE 1001 PM MST THU JAN 21 2010 /901 PM PST THU JAN 21 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A STRONG WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA THIS EVENING. THE STRONG COLD FRONT...ALONG WITH THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS...HAVE MOVED THROUGH CENTRAL MARICOPA COUNTY...AND WILL CONTINUE TO QUICKLY MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH GILA COUNTY AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER WARRANTED...AND WILL BE CANCELLED AT 10 PM MST. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY AND OUT OF THE WEST...AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. $$ CAZ030-032-033-220615- /O.CAN.KPSR.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100122T0700Z/ JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 901 PM PST THU JAN 21 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A STRONG WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST ACROSS ARIZONA THIS EVENING. THE STRONG COLD FRONT...ALONG WITH STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS... HAVE MOVED THROUGH SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER WARRANTED AND WILL BE CANCELLED AS OF 10 PM MST. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY AND OUT OF THE WEST...AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Jan 21, 3:10 AM MST, 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 3:10 AM MST, 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
310 AM MST THU JAN 21 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
AN UNUSUALLY INTENSE STORM WILL AFFECT THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVY RAIN...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND AREAS OF
FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR MUCH OF WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA. GREATEST RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND OVERNIGHT...WITH RECORD SETTING RAINFALL IN SOME LOCALES. A HIGH
WIND WARNING IS ALSO POSTED TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS
BETWEEN 45 AND 65 MPH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. DRY AND MORE TRANQUIL
WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO RETURN BY LATE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
ANOTHER STORM IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
NOTE: THE STRONGEST IN THE SERIES OF STORMS IS STILL EXPECTED TODAY
AND TONIGHT WITH THE MAIN HAZARDS BEING HIGH WINDS AND EXTREME
RAINFALL.
HIGH WIND WARNING...ISSUED FROM THE COLORADO RIVER EAST TO PHOENIX
AND GLOBE BETWEEN 9 AM AND MIDNIGHT TODAY. 45 TO 65 MPH WINDS COULD
DEVELOP. THE HIGH WIND WATCH ISSUED EARLIER FOR SOUTHEAST CA FOR
TODAY WAS CANCELED...HOWEVER IT WAS REPLACED WITH A WIND ADVISORY
FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT FOR 35 TO 45 MPH WEST WINDS
DEVELOPING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
EXTREME RAINFALL...FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WATCHES ARE STILL IN EFFECT
TODAY FOR LA PAZ...MARICOPA...PINAL...AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTIES.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND MIDNIGHT WITH 3-5
INCHES OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS FROM WICKENBURG TO CAVE
CREEK AND GLOBE. AND...BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES ON THE LOWER DESERTS
INCLUDING PHOENIX.
A VERY POWERFUL STORM IS SHAPING UP ARIZONA TODAY AS A STRONG TROF
APPROACHES FROM THE PACIFIC. THE MAIN HAZARDS AS NOTED ABOVE WILL BE
HIGH WIND AND EXTREME RAINFALL. A STRONG 60 KNOT + LOW LEVEL JET
MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL AZ FROM THE SOUTHWEST
DIRECTION BY EARLY AFTERNOON. FOR EXAMPLE...WIND SPEEDS JUST 2 THSD
FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL HIT 55 MPH BY 11 AM MST...65 MPH BY 5 PM
MST... AND AROUND 44 MPH AT MIDNIGHT. JUST A LITTLE AFTERNOON
HEATING WILL MIX SOME OF THIS WIND ENERGY TO THE SURFACE FOR HIGH
WIND POTENTIAL. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WATCH WAS UPGRADED TO A HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT FROM THE COLORADO RIVER
EAST TO PHOENIX AND GLOBE.
ALSO...A PLUME OF VERY HIGH LOW LEVEL MOIST FLOWS INTO SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL AZ AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...AND WITH THE LOW LEVEL
JET. MAX UPSLOPE CONDITIONS WITH EXTREME RAINFALL POTENTIAL DEVELOPS
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. BETWEEN 3 AND 5
INCHES OF UPSLOPE RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN LA PAZ COUNTY...ESPECIALLY
HARQUAHALA AND HARCUVAR MOUNTAINS...AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS VICINITY WICKENBURG...NEW RIVER...CAVE CREEK...
SUNFLOWER...AND ROOSEVELT LAKE AND GLOBE MIAMI. THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT DUE TO A LATER START TO EXTREME RAINFALL. A
FLOOD WATCH FOR RIVER POINTS IN MARICOPA COUNTY IS ALSO IN EFFECT.
THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME RAINFALL WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT...
HOWEVER PERIODS OF MODERATE RAIN STILL POSSIBLE INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
WITH THE LOW PRESSURE TROF NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE ENTIRE
SOUTHWEST U.S....A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE MOST AREAS
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL RAPIDLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
DOWN TO NEAR 5 THSD FEET IN SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 5 THSD FEET IN SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY EVENING.
SATURDAY...
THE LOW PRESSURE TROF SLOWLY BEGINS TO MOVE EAST WITH RAIN CHANCES
ENDING IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE COLORADO RIVER...BUT
CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AZ INCLUDING
PHOENIX.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...
DRY AND A LITTLE WARMER.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA FOR A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
&&
.AVIATION...
KPHX...KIWA...AND SURROUNDING AIRFIELDS...
STRONG SOUTHERLY CROSSWINDS EXPECTED AT KPHX STARTING THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG STORM
SYSTEM...BUT NOT EXPECTING CIGS BELOW 6KFT UNTIL RAIN BEGINS AFTER
08Z TONIGHT. THE BIG STORY...IN ADDITION TO MVFR CIG/VSBY
RESTRICTIONS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...WILL BE THE VERY STRONG
WINDS. STRONG SOUTHERLY CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 12Z EARLY
THURSDAY WITH 30G40KT WINDS EXPECTED BY MID DAY. THE STRONGEST
WINDS...SUSTAINED 35/40K ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...
BETWEEN 00 AND 03Z FRIDAY /THURSDAY EVENING/.
KIPL...KBLH AND SURROUNDING AIRFIELDS...
PRECIP WILL INCREASE AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES...WITH CIGS/VSBYS
DROPPING TO MVFR AFT 10Z . EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL KEEP
CONDITIONS MVFR THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL ALSO BE OF
CONCERN TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH OCCASIONAL
25G35KT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
DRY WEATHER WITH LOWER HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO MOST AREAS
SATURDAY AND ALL AREAS BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY UNDER HIGHER PRESSURE
ALOFT. A RELATIVELY WEAK PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS MAINLY TO SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHWEST ARIZONA TUESDAY.
&&
.PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AZ...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT AZZ020>028.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 AM MST THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AZZ021>024-027-028.
CA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING CAZ031.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING CAZ030-032-033.
&&
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
DISCUSSION...VASQUEZ
AVIATION...WANEK
FIRE WEATHER...ELLISHazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 6:08 AM MST, 21 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 608 AM MST WED JAN 20 2010 AZZ021>024-027-028-211315- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- 608 AM MST WED JAN 20 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED...THOUGH RAINFALL WILL RESUME TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH 2-4 INCHES OF RAIN ANTICIPATED ON THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. SEE OUR WEBSITE...WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX...FOR DETAILS. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. SNOWFALL OF 3-4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ020-025-026-CAZ030>033-211315- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- SOUTHWEST DESERTS-JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- 608 AM MST WED JAN 20 2010 /508 AM PST WED JAN 20 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RAINFALL WILL RESUME TONIGHT WITH NUISANCE FLOODING POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT LIKELY CAUSING NORMALLY DRY WASHES TO RUN ALONG WITH STREET FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BECOME NECESSARY...THOUGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE AS GREAT AS THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. .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 AJ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 7:34 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | La Paz, Yuma | 101 min |
| Jan 21, 8:04 AM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Gila, Maricopa, Pinal | 116 min |
| Jan 21, 9:29 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | La Paz, Yuma | 106 min |
| Jan 21, 10:03 AM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Gila, Maricopa, Pinal | 3 hr |
| Jan 21, 10:54 AM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | La Paz, Yuma | 2 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:10 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal, Yuma | 4 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:55 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal | 11 hr |
| Jan 21, 1:02 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | La Paz, Yuma | 3 hr |
| Jan 21, 1:50 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Gila, Maricopa, Pinal | 6 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:25 PM MST | River Flood Warning | PSR | Maricopa | 25 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:36 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | La Paz, Yuma | 114 min |
| Jan 21, 3:21 PM MST | Dust Storm Warning | PSR | 99 min | |
| Jan 21, 4:14 PM MST | Tornado Warning | PSR | La Paz | 46 min |
| Jan 21, 4:31 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | La Paz, Yuma | 59 min |
| Jan 21, 4:47 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | La Paz, Yuma | 45 min |
| Jan 21, 3:50 AM MST | Wind Advisory | PSR | 18 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:47 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Imperial | 118 min |
| Jan 21, 3:44 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Imperial | 61 min |
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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.