Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
680 WWUS85 KPSR 200516 SPSPSR Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 1016 PM MST Fri Jul 19 2024 AZZ539-559-200600- Sonoran Desert Natl Monument AZ-Gila Bend AZ- 1016 PM MST Fri Jul 19 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MARICOPA COUNTY THROUGH 1100 PM MST... At 1016 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Gila Bend Auxiliary Field, or near Gila Bend, moving west at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Gila Bend and Gila Bend Auxiliary Field. This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 100 and 123. AZ Route 238 between mile markers 1 and 4. AZ Route 85 between mile markers 1 and 23, and between mile markers 119 and 125. 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 3296 11303 3301 11263 3278 11256 3262 11290 TIME...MOT...LOC 0516Z 074DEG 6KT 3287 11275 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ CK