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Special Weather Statement, NWS Phoenix, AZ

July 1, 2021

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this special weather statement at Jul 1, 2021, 4:04 PM MST. 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: Jul 1, 2021, 4:04 PM MST (23:04 UTC)
Expired: Jul 1, 2021, 4:30 PM MST
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Phoenix, AZ

The radar

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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 Jul 1, 2:51 PM MST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 2:51 PM MST, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 4:04 PM MST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
404 PM MST Thu Jul 1 2021

AZZ534-537-538-012330-
Aguila Valley AZ-Tonopah Desert AZ-Northwest Valley AZ-
404 PM MST Thu Jul 1 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MARICOPA COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM
MST...

At 403 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles south of Wickenburg, moving southeast at 10 mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Morristown.

This includes the following highways...
US Highway 60 between mile markers 117 and 124.
AZ Route 74 between mile markers 1 and 4.

LAT...LON 3382 11288 3394 11281 3388 11255 3369 11266
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 294DEG 9KT 3385 11278

LJH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 30, 5:13 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		32 min
Jun 30, 5:22 PM MST	Dust Storm Advisory	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	53 min
Jun 30, 5:38 PM MST	Dust Storm Advisory	PSR	Maricopa, Yuma	67 min
Jun 30, 5:44 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		31 min
Jun 30, 5:48 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	27 min
Jun 30, 6:19 PM MST	Dust Storm Advisory	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	56 min
Jun 30, 6:31 PM MST	Dust Storm Warning	PSR	La Paz, Yuma	59 min
Jun 30, 6:47 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		43 min

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Sources

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