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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
731 WWUS85 KPSR 180521 SPSPSR 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. && 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 $$ CK