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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
811 PM MST Thu Aug 21 2025

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Fountain Hills/East Mesa-Sonoran Desert Natl Monument-Northwest Pinal
County-Southeast Valley/Queen Creek-East Valley-Apache Junction/Gold
Canyon-Tonopah Desert-West Pinal County-Pinal/Superstition
Mountains-South Mountain/Ahwatukee-Buckeye/Avondale-Gila Bend-Central
Phoenix-
811 PM MST Thu Aug 21 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS MARICOPA AND PINAL
COUNTIES...

At 808 PM MST, radar indicated several clusters of thunderstorms
moving through northern Pinal and southwest Maricopa Counties.

Conditions will continue to remain favorable for the development of
additional thunderstorms. Some storms may become strong to severe.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible.

Strong, gusty winds will be capable of producing areas of blowing
dust with reduced visibilities.

Locations impacted include...
Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe, Avondale, Goodyear, Buckeye, Casa
Grande, Apache Junction, Coolidge, Gila Bend, East Mesa, Gold Canyon,
Sun Lakes, Maricopa, Queen Creek, Estrella, Arizona City, Gold Camp,
and South Phoenix.

This includes the following highways...
AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 152 and 204.
AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 96 and 178.
US Highway 60 between mile markers 173 and 209.

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.

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LAT...LON 3254 11310 3332 11303 3347 11134 3290 11145
      3273 11167 3273 11174 3280 11178 3276 11205
      3272 11207 3272 11214 3268 11215 3268 11220
      3250 11221
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 240DEG 10KT 3284 11203

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