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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
355 PM MST SUN JUL 12 2026
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MAZATZAL MOUNTAINS AZ-TONTO BASIN AZ-RIO VERDE/SALT RIVER AZ-
355 PM MST SUN JUL 12 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT GILA AND MARICOPA COUNTIES
THROUGH 445 PM MST...
AT 354 PM MST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR ROUND VALLEY TO NEAR
FOUR PEAKS. MOVEMENT WAS WEST AT 20 MPH.
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...
ROUND VALLEY, SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN, SUNFLOWER, BALLANTINE TRAILHEAD,
FOUR PEAKS, AND TONTO BASIN.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
AZ ROUTE 87 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 199 AND 221.
AZ ROUTE 188 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 245 AND 248, AND NEAR MILE MARKER
253.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MST FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA.
LAT...LON 3364 11112 3359 11155 3387 11165 3391 11141
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 108DEG 19KT 3380 11157 3363 11137
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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