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Freeze Watch 2, NWS Phoenix, AZ

January 31, 2011

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this freeze watch at Jan 31, 2011, 2:53 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 2, 2011, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 31, 2011, 2:53 PM MST (21:53 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 2, 2011, 8:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 1, 2011, 4:21 AM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze watch 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 freeze watch went out at Jan 31, 9:25 AM MST, 5 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 9:25 AM MST, 5 hours 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 6:24 AM MST, 8 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
624 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011

AZZ021>023-026>028-011330-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
624 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL
ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. IF ANY STORMS
FORM...THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE LIGHTNING. NO DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL OR
FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
FREEZING TEMEPRATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...LESS SO FRIDAY NIGHT. MITIGATION EFFORTS
WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY TO PROTECT SENSITIVE POPULATIONS AND PLANTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

AZZ024-011330-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
624 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TODAY AND WILL TAPER
OFF TONIGHT. SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR 4500 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. HOWEVER...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS
NOT ANTICIPATED ON ROADWAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THERE WILL BE A LINGERING SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF GLOBE. MUCH COLDER AIR AND
WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

AZZ020-025-CAZ030>033-011330-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
624 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 /524 AM PST MON JAN 31 2011/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST
ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND DIFFICULT
DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS.

FREEZING LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE COMMON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY NIGHT. MITIGATION EFFORTS WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY TO
PROTECT SENSITIVE POPULATIONS AND PLANTS.

.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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 31, 2:53 PM MSTFreeze WatchPSR13 hr
Jan 31, 2:53 PM MSTFreeze WatchPSR38 hr

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.