An elongated trough moving through the western CONUS produced scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across the region during the afternoon of the 20th. According to the Scottsdale Fire Department, lightning struck a palm tree and also resulted in significant damage to the electrical system of a home.
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An elongated trough moving through the western CONUS produced scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across the region during the afternoon of the 20th. According to the Scottsdale Fire Department, lightning struck a palm tree and also resulted in significant damage to the electrical system of a home. No injuries were reported.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Mar 20, 1:01 PM MST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 36 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:16 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
According to the Scottsdale Fire Department, lightning struck a palm tree very close to a home near 102nd Street and Mountain View Road in Scottsdale, which ended up sustaining significant damage to its electrical system. No injuries were reported. Timing estimated from radar.
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