Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
324 WWUS85 KFGZ 010113 SPSFGZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 613 PM MST Sun Jun 30 2024 AZZ016-018-010145- Northern Gila County-Eastern Mogollon Rim- 613 PM MST Sun Jun 30 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF STATE HIGHWAY 260 IN GILA AND COCONINO COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM MST... At 610 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Willow Springs Canyon Lake, or near Forest Lakes, moving northeast at 10 mph. This storm is producing heavy rainfall that will make driving on State Highway 260 hazardous near Mile Marker 280. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Mogollon Rim Visitor Center, Willow Springs Lake Recreation Area, Willow Springs Canyon Lake, Canyon Creek Fish Hatchery, Woods Canyon Lake, Woods Canyon Lake Recreation Area, Colcord Mountain Estates, Sleepy Hollow, Sardine Point Day Use, and Forest Lakes. This includes State Route 260 between mile markers 277 and 288. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3424 11092 3431 11099 3441 11087 3429 11076 TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 237DEG 10KT 3432 11085 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ RR