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Excessive Heat Warning 6, NWS Phoenix, AZ

August 2, 2011

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this excessive heat warning at Aug 2, 2011, 5:03 AM MST. It took effect at Aug 2, 2011, 10:00 AM MST. It was in force for 58 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
Aug 2, 2011, 5:03 AM MST (12:03 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 2, 2011, 10:00 AM MST
Expired
Aug 4, 2011, 8:00 PM MST
In force
58 hr
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this excessive heat 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 excessive heat warning went out at Aug 1, 9:03 PM MST, 8 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 9:03 PM MST, 8 hours before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 5:08 AM MST, 23 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
508 AM MST MON AUG 1 2011

AZZ021>023-026>028-021300-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
508 AM MST MON AUG 1 2011

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 CONTINUED BETTER THAN USUAL CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON
AND NIGHTTIME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. PATCHY BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IS
ALSO POSSIBLE.

IF YOU COME TO A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND A SAFE WAY TO
YOUR DESTINATION.

STAY INSIDE DURING THUNDERSTORMS TO AVOID DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING AND THE HAZARDS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY...OTHERWISE DRY WEATHER IS
EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

AZZ024-021300-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
508 AM MST MON AUG 1 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A BETTER THAN USUAL CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN.

IF YOU COME TO A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND A SAFE WAY TO
YOUR DESTINATION.

STAY INSIDE DURING THUNDERSTORMS TO AVOID DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING AND THE HAZARDS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...OTHERWISE DRY WEATHER IS
EXPECTED BY THURSDAY.

.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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 5:08 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRPinal52 min
Aug 1, 5:29 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR61 min
Aug 1, 7:13 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRLa Paz62 min
Aug 1, 7:16 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRYuma59 min
Aug 2, 3:12 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR48 min

Nearby

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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.