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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
440 WWUS85 KPSR 172252 SPSPSR Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 352 PM MST Sat Aug 17 2024 AZZ553-554-559-172330- Sonoran Desert Natl Monument AZ-Northwest Pinal County AZ- West Pinal County AZ- 352 PM MST Sat Aug 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MARICOPA AND PINAL COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM MST... At 351 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Estrella Sailport, or 23 miles southwest of Sun Lakes, moving north at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Maricopa, Estrella Sailport, Mobile, and Ak-Chin Village. This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 8 near mile marker 137. AZ Route 238 between mile markers 26 and 44. AZ Route 347 between mile markers 173 and 180. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3293 11210 3285 11239 3320 11232 3315 11200 TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 189DEG 5KT 3302 11220 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ MS