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Special Weather Statement, NWS Phoenix, AZ

August 3, 2014La Paz County, Arizona

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2014, 3:41 PM MST for La Paz County, Arizona. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 3, 2014, 3:41 PM MST (22:41 UTC)
Expired: Aug 3, 2014, 4:30 PM MST
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Phoenix, AZ

County La Paz County, AZ

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 3, 12:15 PM MST, 3 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 12:15 PM MST, 3 hours 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 5:46 AM MST, 9 hours 55 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 3, 3:02 PM MST, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
302 PM MST SUN AUG 03 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0240 PM     FLASH FLOOD      DESERT CENTER           33.71N 115.40W
08/03/2014                   RIVERSIDE          CA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            ROADWAY FLOODED AND VEHICLES UNABLE TO PASS. SR 177 AND
            I-10 MM105

&&

EVENT NUMBER PSR1400160

DEWEY

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 3:06 PM MST, 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 3, 3:08 PM MST, 33 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 3, 3:35 PM MST, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
335 PM MST SUN AUG 03 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0309 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 WSW DESERT CENTER     33.70N 115.47W
08/03/2014                   RIVERSIDE          CA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            ROADWAY CLOSED I-10 EB MM192 EAGLE MTN ROAD DUE TO
            ASPHALT RAISED UP AND WASHED AWAY. MUD AND DEBRIS ACROSS
            ALL LANES.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PSR1400162

DEWEY

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 3:41 PM MST, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
341 PM MST SUN AUG 3 2014

AZZ020-021-CAZ031-032330-
LA PAZ AZ-RIVERSIDE CA-
341 PM MST SUN AUG 3 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  EXTREME NORTHEASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
  NORTH CENTRAL LA PAZ COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA

UNTIL 430 PM MST/430 PM PDT/

AT 334 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTH OF PARKER...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE PARKER...PARKER
DAM...STATE ROUTE 72 AND US HIGHWAY 95...

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY PONDING ON SOME ROADS AND
MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. IN HEAVY RAINFALL...SLOW DOWN
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING...AND LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE
BETWEEN YOURSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. IF STORMS APPROACH
YOUR LOCATION OR YOU HEAR THUNDER...MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR
AN ALL METAL VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3388 11408 3385 11437 3408 11447 3408 11444
      3412 11441 3412 11437 3414 11435 3414 11433
      3417 11429 3419 11424 3426 11416 3426 11414
      3431 11414 3431 11413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 174DEG 12KT 3402 11429

NOLTE

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 3:41 PM MST, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
341 PM MST SUN AUG 3 2014

AZZ020-CAZ031>033-032330-
LA PAZ AZ-RIVERSIDE CA-IMPERIAL CA-
341 PM PDT SUN AUG 3 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL IMPERIAL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
  SOUTHEASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
  SOUTHWESTERN LA PAZ COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA

UNTIL 430 PM PDT/430 PM MST/

AT 332 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 19 MILES WEST OF MARTINEZ LAKE...MOVING NORTHWEST
AT 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL EASTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY...
  RURAL SOUTHWESTERN LA PAZ COUNTY...
  RURAL NORTHEASTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY...
  RURAL SOUTHEASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY...
  RURAL NORTHERN IMPERIAL COUNTY...

IF THIS STORM INTENSIFIES...A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. IF STORMS APPROACH
YOUR LOCATION OR YOU HEAR THUNDER...MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR
AN ALL METAL VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3339 11546 3369 11493 3315 11448 3292 11494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 149DEG 30KT 3315 11482

WATERS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 2, 5:14 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	Maricopa	2 hr
Aug 2, 5:36 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	La Paz, Maricopa	114 min
Aug 2, 6:42 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Gila, Maricopa, Pinal	2 hr
Aug 3, 11:49 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	La Paz	41 min
Aug 3, 12:35 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	La Paz	40 min
Aug 3, 1:16 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Yuma	3 hr
Aug 3, 1:26 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	La Paz	2 hr
Aug 3, 2:12 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Yuma	48 min
Aug 3, 2:18 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	La Paz	42 min
Aug 3, 2:29 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		46 min
Aug 3, 2:36 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	La Paz	114 min
Aug 3, 2:38 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Yuma	67 min
Aug 3, 2:43 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		62 min
Aug 3, 3:06 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		54 min
Aug 3, 3:26 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	La Paz	2 hr
Aug 3, 3:51 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	La Paz	114 min
Aug 3, 4:01 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	44 min
Aug 3, 4:07 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	La Paz	53 min
Aug 3, 4:29 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	La Paz	46 min
Aug 3, 4:30 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	Maricopa	2 hr
Aug 3, 4:38 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	37 min
Aug 3, 4:43 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		62 min
Aug 3, 4:53 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	La Paz	35 min
Aug 3, 11:35 AM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Riverside	115 min
Aug 3, 11:38 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Riverside	52 min
Aug 3, 12:05 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	Riverside	3 hr
Aug 3, 12:34 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	Riverside	116 min
Aug 3, 1:28 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Riverside	47 min
Aug 3, 2:51 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	Imperial, Riverside	3 hr

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Sources

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