Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
610 WWUS85 KPSR 180001 SPSPSR Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 501 PM MST Sat Aug 17 2024 AZZ540-553-554-559-180045- Sonoran Desert Natl Monument AZ-Buckeye/Avondale AZ- Northwest Pinal County AZ-West Pinal County AZ- 501 PM MST Sat Aug 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MARICOPA AND PINAL COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM MST... At 500 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Estrella, or 18 miles south of Goodyear, moving northeast at 10 mph. Strong, gusty winds will be capable of producing areas of blowing dust with reduced visibilities down to 1 mile. 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... Goodyear, Estrella, Freeman, Big Horn, Estrella Sailport, Sonoran National Monument, Rainbow Valley, Mobile, and Ak-Chin Village. This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 126 and 147. AZ Route 238 between mile markers 9 and 43. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3272 11228 3285 11259 3329 11245 3312 11203 TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 202DEG 8KT 3309 11234 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ MS