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Special Weather Statement
ExpiredCave Creek/New River; New River Mesa; Rio Verde/Salt River; Tonto Basin; Mazatzal Mountains
Status
Ended
Started about 18 hours ago
Ends
expired
Issued
Severity
Moderate
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Observed
Details
At 109 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Round Valley, moving north at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include... Round Valley, Sunflower, Ballantine Trailhead, Sycamore Creek, Sugarloaf Mountain and Rio Verde.
Instructions
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
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.
If on or near Bartlett Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes.
Data from the National Weather Service
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