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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
1021 PM MST Sat Aug 17 2024

AZZ547-549-555-558-180545-
Fountain Hills/East Mesa AZ-Apache Junction/Gold Canyon AZ-
Rio Verde/Salt River AZ-Pinal/Superstition Mountains AZ-
1021 PM MST Sat Aug 17 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MARICOPA AND PINAL COUNTIES
THROUGH 1045 PM MST...

At 1020 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Goldfield, or near Apache Junction, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Apache Junction, Fountain Hills, Sugarloaf Mountain, Saguaro Lake,
Canyon Lake, Superstition Mountains, Goldfield Ranch, Lost Dutchman
State Park, Goldfield, Usery Mountain Park, Salt River Tubing
Recreation Area, and Fort McDowell.

This includes AZ Route 87 between mile markers 188 and 206.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3370 11144 3343 11140 3341 11158 3364 11180
      3372 11145
TIME...MOT...LOC 0520Z 164DEG 15KT 3348 11154

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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