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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
1053 PM MST Sat Aug 17 2024

AZZ541-547-549-557-180645-
Fountain Hills/East Mesa AZ-Mazatzal Mountains AZ-
Cave Creek/New River AZ-Rio Verde/Salt River AZ-
1053 PM MST Sat Aug 17 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT GILA...MARICOPA AND PINAL
COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM MST...

At 1053 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Sugarloaf Mountain, moving northeast at 25 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...
Fountain Hills, Round Valley, Sugarloaf Mountain, Ballantine
Trailhead, McDowell Mountain Park, Usery Mountain Park, Saguaro Lake,
Canyon Lake, Goldfield Ranch, Four Peaks, Apache Lake, Salt River
Tubing Recreation Area, Rio Verde, Fort McDowell, and Tortilla Flat.

This includes AZ Route 87 between mile markers 190 and 214.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3384 11144 3358 11121 3344 11161 3369 11177
TIME...MOT...LOC 0553Z 238DEG 21KT 3364 11152

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

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