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Special Weather Statement, NWS Phoenix, AZ

August 3, 2017Imperial County, California

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2017, 5:31 PM PDT for Imperial County, California. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 3, 2017, 5:31 PM PDT (00:31 UTC)
Expired: Aug 3, 2017, 6:15 PM PDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Phoenix, AZ

County Imperial County, CA

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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, 3:29 PM PDT, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 3:29 PM PDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 5:06 PM PDT, 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 5:16 PM PDT, 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
516 PM MST THU AUG 3 2017

AZZ551-553-555-040100-
Northwest Pinal County AZ-Southeast Valley/Queen Creek AZ-
Apache Junction/Gold Canyon AZ-
516 PM MST THU AUG 3 2017

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 515 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Queen Creek, or 11 miles southeast of Gilbert, moving east at 10 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm. Expect
heavy rain.

Locations impacted include...
Gilbert, Florence, Queen Creek, Chandler Heights, San Tan Mountain
Park, Magma, San Tan Valley and Seville.

LAT...LON 3310 11171 3328 11172 3334 11135 3304 11135
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 268DEG 11KT 3320 11163

AD

Local storm report, Aug 3, 5:19 PM PDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
519 PM MST THU AUG 3 2017

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

0513 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NW PARADISE VALLEY    33.59N 112.00W
08/03/2017                   MARICOPA           AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN AT 36TH
            STREET AND CHOLLA.

&&

PI

Local storm report, Aug 3, 5:21 PM PDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
521 PM MST THU AUG 3 2017

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

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SE DEER VALLEY        33.61N 112.06W
08/03/2017                   MARICOPA           AZ   PUBLIC

            CAR PORT DAMAGED 15TH ST AND THUNDERBIRD.
            REPORT VIA TWITTER.

&&

PI

Local storm report, Aug 3, 5:29 PM PDT, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
529 PM MST THU AUG 3 2017

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

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSE GUADALUPE         33.32N 111.95W
08/03/2017                   MARICOPA           AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE PALO VERDE TREE DOWN NEAR RAY AND
            KYRENE.

&&

PI

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 5:31 PM PDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
531 PM PDT THU AUG 3 2017

CAZ565-567-040115-
Imperial County Southeast CA-Imperial Valley CA-
531 PM PDT THU AUG 3 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL IMPERIAL COUNTY
UNTIL 615 PM PDT...

At 531 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Calexico, moving northeast at 5 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Calexico, Holtville and Bonds Corner.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3268 11554 3284 11534 3268 11526 3267 11538
      3267 11553
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 246DEG 4KT 3266 11545

Hernandez

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 3, 5:02 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Maricopa	28 min
Aug 3, 5:06 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Maricopa	24 min
Aug 3, 5:16 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Pinal	44 min
Aug 3, 5:17 PM PDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	103 min
Aug 3, 5:19 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	3 hr
Aug 3, 5:27 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	48 min
Aug 3, 5:28 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	Maricopa	3 hr
Aug 3, 5:36 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR		39 min
Aug 3, 5:39 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Pinal	51 min
Aug 3, 6:01 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR		44 min
Aug 3, 6:03 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	3 hr
Aug 3, 6:09 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Pinal	51 min
Aug 3, 6:36 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Pinal	39 min
Aug 3, 6:50 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Pinal	40 min
Aug 3, 6:58 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	3 hr
Aug 3, 8:00 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Maricopa	3 hr
Aug 3, 8:03 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	3 hr
Aug 3, 8:21 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Maricopa	3 hr
Aug 3, 8:28 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	PSR	Maricopa	3 hr
Aug 3, 8:31 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	3 hr
Aug 3, 9:21 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	3 hr
Aug 4, 4:59 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	La Paz	3 hr
Aug 3, 5:01 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	Imperial	3 hr
Aug 3, 5:06 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Imperial	39 min
Aug 3, 5:50 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Imperial	3 hr
Aug 4, 1:32 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Imperial	28 min
Aug 4, 2:03 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Imperial	27 min
Aug 4, 2:05 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Imperial	40 min
Aug 4, 2:48 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Imperial	3 hr
Aug 4, 2:52 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Imperial	3 hr
Aug 4, 2:57 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Imperial	48 min

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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.