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Special Weather Statement, NWS Phoenix, AZ

August 3, 2014Maricopa County, Arizona

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2014, 4:01 PM MST for Maricopa County, Arizona. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 3, 2014, 4:01 PM MST (23:01 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2014, 4:45 PM MST
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ

County Maricopa County, AZ

The radar

The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Phoenix, AZ (KPSR), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 58 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Phoenix, AZ at 12:00Z on 2014-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 689 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Phoenix, AZ at 12:00Z on 2014-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
689 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-49 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1119 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 12:15 PM MST, 3 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1215 PM MST SUN AUG 3 2014.

&&

.SYNOPSIS...
AFTER ONE MORE DAY OF WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TODAY...AS A
UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTER MOVING INLAND INTO SOUTHERN CA AFFECTS OUR
REGION...A SIGNIFICANT DRYING TREND IS THEN EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON
MONDAY...UNDER SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT...LIMITING STORM CHANCES TO
EASTERN ARIZONA THROUGH MIDWEEK. A GRADUAL RETURN OF STORM CHANCES
FROM EAST TO WEST IS THEN EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY THE END OF THE
WEEK...PERHAPS CONTINUING INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY AND TONIGHT...
AFTER A QUIET START THIS MORNING...AS DRIER AIR ALOFT SPREAD IN FROM
THE SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION...ONE MORE BUSY AFTERNOON OF TS ACTIVITY
IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TODAY BEFORE A SIGNIFICANT DRYING TREND TAKES
HOLD FROM MONDAY ONWARD INTO THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. THE PARENT
UPPER LOW THAT BROUGHT THE MOISTURE SURGE INTO THE REGION THE LAST
FEW DAYS IS NOW MAKING ITS CLOSEST APPROACH AS IT MOVES SLOWLY
NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN CA. A WEAK VORT LOBE CAN BE SEEN ON WATER
VAPOR IMAGERY SLOWLY ROTATING NORTHWARD AROUND THE UPPER LOW CENTER
INTO SOUTHWEST AZ. LATEST NAM AND GFS FCST SOUNDINGS ARE SHOWING A
30KT SOUTHERLY JET MAX AT 500MB MOVING INTO SOUTHERN AZ THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS MODEST VERTICAL SHEAR...COMBINED WITH AMPLE
LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE...AND MODEST MUCAPES...IN THE 500-750 J/KG
RANGE...WILL LIKELY BE ENOUGH TO TRIGGER SCATTERED-NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS YUMA...LA PAZ...AND WESTERN
MARICOPA COUNTY...WITH SOMEWHAT LESS CHANCES ACROSS EASTERN MARICOPA
COUNTY. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THIS STORMS WILL BE STRONG WINDS AND
BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...SINCE THEY WILL TEND TO BE FASTER MOVING
THEN THE STORMS WE SAW YESTERDAY...WITH DECENT UPPER-LEVEL SHEAR
ENHANCING TS DOWNBURSTS. THE LATEST FEW RUNS OF THE HRRR ARE
INDICATING THAT MOST OF THE ACTIVITY ACROSS SW AND SOUTH-CENTRAL
ARIZONA WILL BE OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH A
SHARP REDUCTION IN TS ACTIVITY BY LATE THIS EVENING ONCE THE VORT
LOBE PASSES TO OUR NORTH.

THE AREA OF GREATEST CONCERN TODAY CONTINUES TO BE SE CA...WHERE THE
COMBINATION OF DEEPER MOISTURE AND A MORE UNSTABLE AIRMASS CLOSER TO
THE UPPER LOW CENTER IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD TS
DEVELOPMENT...WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING TO BE THE GREATEST
ISSUE...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS LOCALLY IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE
POSSIBLE...AND FLASH FLOODING/URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. ALONG
WITH THE HEAVY RAIN AND EVEN SOME SMALL HAIL...THERE COULD ALSO BE
LOCALLY STRONG WINDS AS WET MICROBURSTS REACH THE SFC. TS ACTIVITY
OVER THIS REGION IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES OFF TO THE NORTH.

MONDAY...
THE UPPER LOW CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWARD AND WEAKENS WITH TIME. ONE
LAST WAVE IS PROGGED TO TRACK ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND INTO
ARIZONA MONDAY BUT IT WEAKENS IN THE PROCESS. MEANWHILE...DRIER AIR
FILTERS INTO THE AREA. THUS POPS FOR MONDAY TREND DOWN...ESPECIALLY
OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL LEAD TO FURTHER DECLINE OF STORM
CHANCES WITH ONLY VERY SLIGHT CHANCES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST
OF PHOENIX TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE
WEEK...BOTH GFS AND ECMWF DEPICT A MOIST ADVECTION TREND AND THUS AN
EAST TO WEST TREND OF SLIGHT CHANCE POPS OVER THE FORECAST
AREA...STOPPING SHORT OF THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

&&

.AVIATION...
SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING KPHX...KIWA...KSDL...

SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING HOURS
BEFORE SCATTERED CU DEVELOPS AROUND NOON. WIND DIRECTIONS WILL SHIFT
TO A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION BY THE AFTERNOON AND GENERALLY STAY MOSTLY
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY UNTIL STORM OUTFLOWS AFFECT THE AREA.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM
LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING AND MAY IMPACT AREA TERMINALS FOR
A BRIEF TIME. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS TODAY AS DRIER AIR AND STRONGER WINDS ALOFT MOVE INTO SOUTHERN
ARIZONA BY THIS AFTERNOON.

DUE TO LOWER CONFIDENCE IN STORM TIMING AND INTENSITY...WILL
CONTINUE TO MENTION JUST VCTS IN THE PHOENIX AREA TAFS...BEGINNING
AROUND 22Z. ONCE CONVECTION DEVELOPS AND STORMS START APPROACHING
THE TERMINALS...WE WILL UPDATE TAFS AND ADD APPROPRIATE TEMPO GROUPS
FOR THUNDER.

SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA......KIPL...AND KBLH...

UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BAJA INTO FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EXPECTING
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AFTER 21Z...AND HAVE FAIRLY HIGH CONFIDENCE
OF AFFECTING AREA TERMINALS AT LEAST FOR A BRIEF TIME LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
THE MAIN THREAT...AND VISIBILITY MAY BE BRIEFLY AND SHARPLY REDUCED
DUE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND OR BLOWING DUST. THE UPPER LOW WILL
PULL OUT OF THE AREA THIS EVENING LEAVING CLEARING SKIES AND WEST TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
A DRY START TO THE FORECAST PERIOD IS EXPECTED WITH ONLY SLIGHT
CHANCES OF STORMS CONFINED TO HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF
PHOENIX. THIS DRY AIR WILL LIKELY LAST THROUGH THURSDAY AND
POTENTIALLY LONGER...RESULTING IN AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY
VALUES IN THE TEENS. A GRADUAL INCREASE IN MOISTURE SHOULD BEGIN
EITHER FRIDAY OR SATURDAY ALLOWING FOR A CHANCE OF STORMS INTO THE
SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE RIGHT
AROUND NORMAL FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD.

&&

.PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

AZ...NONE.

CA...NONE.

&&

VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

DISCUSSION...PERCHA/AJ
AVIATION....KUHLMAN/CB
FIRE WEATHER...KUHLMAN
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 5:46 AM MST, 10 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
546 AM MST SUN AUG 3 2014

AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-041300-
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-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
546 AM MST SUN AUG 3 2014 /546 AM PDT SUN AUG 3 2014/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

STORM CHANCES IMPROVE TODAY OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST
ARIZONA BUT DECLINE OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...LESS SO OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN. IN FACT...BEST CHANCES ON THE LOWER DESERTS WILL BE
OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. STORMS WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE BOTH STRONG
WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND FLOODING. PRIME TIME WILL BE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 3:06 PM MST, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
306 PM MST SUN AUG 3 2014

AZZ020-CAZ031-032-032300-
LA PAZ AZ-RIVERSIDE CA-
306 PM PDT SUN AUG 3 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
  WEST CENTRAL LA PAZ COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA

UNTIL 400 PM PDT/400 PM MST/

AT 302 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF NICHOLLS WARM SPRINGS...
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND 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...MIDLAND...THE
INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR WEST OF BLYTHE...STATE ROUTE 177...

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

LAT...LON 3408 11477 3364 11442 3344 11454 3345 11493
      3388 11543 3409 11500
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 146DEG 26KT 3370 11484

NOLTE
Local storm report, Aug 3, 3:08 PM MST, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
308 PM MST SUN AUG 03 2014

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

0227 PM     FLASH FLOOD      9 SW COTTONWOOD VISITOR 33.67N 115.91W
08/03/2014                   RIVERSIDE          CA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            DIRT DEBRIS ON ROADWAY AT EXIT 162 I-10 AND FRONTAGE
            ROAD. ROADWAY FLOODED.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PSR1400161

DEWEY
Local storm report, Aug 3, 3:35 PM MST, 26 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, 20 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, 20 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
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 4:01 PM MST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
401 PM MST SUN AUG 3 2014

AZZ022-023-027-032345-
MARICOPA AZ-
401 PM MST SUN AUG 3 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  CENTRAL MARICOPA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA

UNTIL 445 PM MST

AT 353 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BUCKEYE.  THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

LOCALLY DENSE BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
   BUCKEYE... PALO VERDE AND  LIBERTY...

SOME UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS
UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

LAT...LON 3319 11286 3362 11282 3372 11255 3363 11226
      3335 11225 3308 11236 3309 11277
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 180DEG 0KT 3335 11257

SAWTELLE/WATERS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 5:14 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSRMaricopa2 hr
Aug 2, 5:36 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRLa Paz, Maricopa114 min
Aug 2, 6:42 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRGila, Maricopa, Pinal2 hr
Aug 3, 11:49 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRLa Paz41 min
Aug 3, 12:35 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRLa Paz40 min
Aug 3, 1:16 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRYuma3 hr
Aug 3, 1:26 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRLa Paz2 hr
Aug 3, 2:12 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRYuma48 min
Aug 3, 2:18 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRLa Paz42 min
Aug 3, 2:29 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR46 min
Aug 3, 2:36 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSRLa Paz114 min
Aug 3, 2:38 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRYuma67 min
Aug 3, 2:43 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR62 min
Aug 3, 3:06 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR54 min
Aug 3, 3:26 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSRLa Paz2 hr
Aug 3, 3:41 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRLa Paz49 min
Aug 3, 3:51 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRLa Paz114 min
Aug 3, 4:07 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRLa Paz53 min
Aug 3, 4:29 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRLa Paz46 min
Aug 3, 4:30 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSRMaricopa2 hr
Aug 3, 4:38 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRMaricopa37 min
Aug 3, 4:43 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR62 min
Aug 3, 4:53 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRLa Paz35 min
Aug 3, 11:35 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRRiverside115 min
Aug 3, 11:38 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRRiverside52 min
Aug 3, 12:05 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSRRiverside3 hr
Aug 3, 12:34 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSRRiverside116 min
Aug 3, 1:28 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRRiverside47 min
Aug 3, 2:51 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSRImperial, Riverside3 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.