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Special Weather Statement, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2015, 5:04 PM MST for Yuma County, Arizona. It was in force for 26 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 6, 2015, 5:04 PM MST (00:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2015, 5:30 PM MST
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
County Yuma County, AZ
The radar
The Yuma radar (KYUX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 6, 4:45 PM MST, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 4:45 PM MST, 19 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 6, 2:02 PM MST, 3 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
202 PM MST THU AUG 06 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0141 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE QUARTZSITE 33.66N 114.20W
08/06/2015 LA PAZ AZ FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
3 SEMI TRUCKS BLOWN OVER ON I-10 BETWEEN MILPOSTS 20
AND 23
&&
EVENT NUMBER PSR1500093
PSRSpecial weather statement, Aug 6, 3:18 PM MST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 318 PM PDT THU AUG 6 2015 CAZ031>033-062245- IMPERIAL COUNTY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS CA- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA CA- 318 PM PDT THU AUG 6 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHEASTERN RIVERSIDE AND NORTH CENTRAL IMPERIAL COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM PDT AT 317 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES WEST OF PALO VERDE...OR 31 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DESERT CENTER... MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN RIVERSIDE AND NORTH CENTRAL IMPERIAL COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LOCALLY DENSE BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST WHILE DRIVING...PULL OVER AS FAR OFF THE ROADWAY AS POSSIBLE AND PARK. TURN OFF YOUR HEADLIGHTS AND KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. && LAT...LON 3333 11487 3332 11509 3362 11513 3363 11480 TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 182DEG 6KT 3344 11496 18
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 3:24 PM MST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 324 PM MST THU AUG 6 2015 AZZ026-062300- SOUTHWEST DESERTS AZ- 324 PM MST THU AUG 6 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... CENTRAL YUMA COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM MST AT 324 PM MST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TACNA...OR 25 MILES EAST OF FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TACNA...TYSON AND ROLL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LOCALLY DENSE BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST WHILE DRIVING...PULL OVER AS FAR OFF THE ROADWAY AS POSSIBLE AND PARK. TURN OFF YOUR HEADLIGHTS AND KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. && LAT...LON 3266 11390 3266 11407 3289 11415 3292 11382 TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 177DEG 19KT 3275 11399 18
Local storm report, Aug 6, 3:38 PM MST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
338 PM MST THU AUG 06 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0213 PM TSTM WND GST 1 S BOUSE 33.91N 114.00W
08/06/2015 M74 MPH LA PAZ AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER PSR1500094
PSRSpecial weather statement, Aug 6, 3:43 PM MST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 343 PM PDT THU AUG 6 2015 CAZ031>033-062315- IMPERIAL COUNTY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS CA- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA CA- 343 PM PDT THU AUG 6 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHEASTERN RIVERSIDE AND NORTH CENTRAL IMPERIAL COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM PDT AT 343 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES WEST OF PALO VERDE...OR 29 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DESERT CENTER... MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN RIVERSIDE AND NORTH CENTRAL IMPERIAL COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LOCALLY DENSE BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST WHILE DRIVING...PULL OVER AS FAR OFF THE ROADWAY AS POSSIBLE AND PARK. TURN OFF YOUR HEADLIGHTS AND KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. && LAT...LON 3339 11486 3338 11510 3359 11514 3359 11480 TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 181DEG 10KT 3347 11499 18
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 5:04 PM MST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 504 PM MST THU AUG 6 2015 AZZ026-070030- SOUTHWEST DESERTS AZ- 504 PM MST THU AUG 6 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... CENTRAL YUMA COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM MST AT 504 PM MST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER TACNA...OR 25 MILES EAST OF FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TACNA AND ROLL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LOCALLY DENSE BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST WHILE DRIVING...PULL OVER AS FAR OFF THE ROADWAY AS POSSIBLE AND PARK. TURN OFF YOUR HEADLIGHTS AND KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. && LAT...LON 3265 11389 3263 11403 3279 11412 3283 11388 TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 170DEG 9KT 3269 11397 18
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 7:14 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | 16 min | |
| Aug 6, 9:41 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | 34 min | |
| Aug 7, 6:06 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | 39 min | |
| Aug 7, 6:52 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Pinal | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 7:29 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | 46 min | |
| Aug 7, 11:41 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Gila | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 11:44 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Gila | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 11:51 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Gila | 54 min |
| Aug 7, 11:56 AM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Gila | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 12:21 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Gila | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 12:29 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Gila | 61 min |
| Aug 7, 12:53 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Gila | 82 min |
| Aug 7, 1:25 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Gila | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:54 PM MST | Blowing Dust Advisory | PSR | 2 hr | |
| Aug 7, 2:16 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Gila | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:22 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Gila | 53 min |
| Aug 7, 2:28 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Pinal | 17 min |
| Aug 7, 3:19 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Pinal | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 4:20 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | 25 min | |
| Aug 7, 4:47 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Maricopa | 43 min |
| Aug 6, 7:26 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Imperial, Riverside | 19 min |
| Aug 6, 7:46 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Riverside | 29 min |
| Aug 6, 9:11 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Riverside | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 9:27 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Riverside, San Bernardino | 33 min |
| Aug 6, 10:54 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Riverside | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 12:46 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Riverside, San Bernardino | 3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.