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WWUS85 KPSR 252156
SPSPSR
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
256 PM MST SAT JUL 25 2026
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FOUNTAIN HILLS/EAST MESA-SOUTHEAST GILA COUNTY-NEW RIVER
MESA-MAZATZAL MOUNTAINS-TONTO BASIN-CAVE CREEK/NEW RIVER-SAN
CARLOS-DRIPPING SPRINGS-GLOBE/MIAMI-SUPERIOR-RIO VERDE/SALT
RIVER-PINAL/SUPERSTITION MOUNTAINS-
256 PM MST SAT JUL 25 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS GILA
MARICOPA AND PINAL
COUNTIES...
AT 255 PM MST, RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PINE MOUNTAIN TO
NEAR TONTO BASIN TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF GLOBE. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHWEST AT
10 MPH.
CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING MORE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SCOTTSDALE, GLOBE, SUPERIOR, HAYDEN, CHRISTMAS, SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN,
NEW RIVER, SYCAMORE CREEK, BALLANTINE TRAILHEAD, ROOSEVELT, ROUND
VALLEY, SUNFLOWER, CAVE CREEK, SAN CARLOS, CAREFREE, MIAMI, CUTTER,
ROOSEVELT DAM, TOP-OF-THE-WORLD, AND CANYON LAKE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
AZ INTERSTATE 17 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 231 AND 239.
US HIGHWAY 60 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 219 AND 282.
AZ ROUTE 87 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 197 AND 229.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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 3338 11045 3329 11046 3320 11040 3315 11063
3299 11079 3324 11094 3315 11109 3361 11161
3394 11224 3405 11211 3400 11175 3401 11143
3380 11115 3376 11099 3364 11092 3368 11084
3366 11078 3381 11064 3343 11032
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 062DEG 6KT 3416 11189 3377 11128 3326 11078
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