Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
199 WWUS85 KFGZ 022120 SPSFGZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 220 PM MST Tue Jul 2 2024 AZZ017-018-022145- Northern Gila County-White Mountains- 220 PM MST Tue Jul 2 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT GILA...APACHE AND NAVAJO COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM MST... At 220 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cedar Creek, or 25 miles south of Show Low, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... White Mountain Apache Reservation, Whiteriver, Turkey Creek, East Fork, Whiteriver Airport, Seven Mile, Rainbow City, Canyon Day, Cedar Creek, Kelly Butte, Fort Apache, Kinishba Ruins, Round Top Mountain, Alchesay Fish Hatchery, Blue Rock Butte, and North Fork. This includes State Route 73 between mile markers 317 and 347. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3384 11025 3401 11016 3392 10979 3367 10991 TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 292DEG 12KT 3390 11013 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ MAS