Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
414 WWUS85 KFGZ 122242 SPSFGZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 342 PM MST Mon Aug 12 2024 AZZ008-015-016-037-038-122315- Yavapai County Valleys and Basins-Western Mogollon Rim-Yavapai County Mountains-Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons-Eastern Mogollon Rim- 342 PM MST Mon Aug 12 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT YAVAPAI AND COCONINO COUNTIES NEAR RIMROCK THROUGH 415 PM MST... At 341 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bell Crossing/The Crack, or 12 miles northeast of Camp Verde, moving north at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Village of Oak Creek, Munds Mountain Wilderness, Wet Beaver Wilderness, Apache Maid Mountain, Bell Rock, Rimrock Airport, Montezuma Well, Crane Petroglyph Heritage Site, Rimrock, Bell Crossing/The Crack, Lawrence Crossing, Lake Montezuma, Indian Maiden Falls, and Montezuma Castle National Monument. This includes the following highways... Interstate 17 between mile markers 295 and 313. State Route 179 between mile markers 299 and 308. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3458 11153 3454 11175 3479 11186 3484 11154 TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 168DEG 7KT 3464 11166 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ MCT