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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 26, NWS Phoenix, AZ

July 27, 2023La Paz County, Arizona

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2023, 4:13 PM MST for La Paz County, Arizona. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 27, 2023, 4:13 PM MST (23:13 UTC)
Expired: Jul 27, 2023, 5:00 PM MST
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Phoenix, AZ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County La Paz County, AZ

The radar

The Yuma radar (KYUX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 27, 2:10 PM MST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 2:10 PM MST, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 27, 10:46 AM MST, 5 hours 27 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
1046 AM MST Thu Jul 27 2023

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

1010 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 NNE Mesa              33.46N 111.81W
07/26/2023                   Maricopa           AZ   Trained Spotter

            Large tree limbs down.

&&

TNF

Local storm report, Jul 27, 11:01 AM MST, 5 hours 12 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
1101 AM MST Thu Jul 27 2023

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

1009 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 NNE Mesa              33.46N 111.82W
07/26/2023                   Maricopa           AZ   Trained Spotter

            Garage roof damage.

&&

TNF

Local storm report, Jul 27, 11:06 AM MST, 5 hours 7 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
1106 AM MST Thu Jul 27 2023

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

1008 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 NNE Mesa              33.46N 111.80W
07/26/2023                   Maricopa           AZ   Trained Spotter

            Large tree limbs down.

&&

TNF

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 4:02 PM MST, 11 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
402 PM MST Thu Jul 27 2023

AZZ533-272330-
Central La Paz AZ-
402 PM MST Thu Jul 27 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central La Paz
County through 430 PM MST...

At 402 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Vicksburg Junction, or 43 miles south of Alamo Lake, moving northeast
at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Vicksburg, Brenda, Vicksburg Junction, Harcuvar, and Salome.

This includes the following highways...
AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 34 and 57.
US Highway 60 between mile markers 35 and 55.
AZ Route 72 between mile markers 41 and 49.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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 3345 11378 3366 11398 3388 11374 3365 11348
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 238DEG 12KT 3366 11377

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

INS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 26, 7:13 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Gila	92 min
Jul 26, 7:29 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Gila, Maricopa	22 min
Jul 26, 8:34 PM MST	Dust Storm Warning	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	41 min
Jul 26, 8:58 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	47 min
Jul 26, 9:03 PM MST	Dust Storm Warning	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	42 min
Jul 26, 9:18 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Pinal	27 min
Jul 26, 9:47 PM MST	Dust Storm Advisory	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	58 min
Jul 26, 9:49 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	41 min
Jul 26, 9:53 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	3 hr
Jul 26, 10:01 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Maricopa	44 min
Jul 26, 10:27 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Maricopa	33 min
Jul 26, 10:33 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Gila, Maricopa	42 min
Jul 26, 11:08 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	37 min
Jul 27, 4:02 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	La Paz	28 min
Jul 27, 4:52 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	La Paz	38 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.