[PHX-Skywarn] NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION

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THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX MAIL SERVER

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
700 PM MST TUE JUL 23 2002

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GREATER PHOENIX AREA-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APACHE JUNCTION...AVONDALE...BUCKEYE...
CASA GRANDE...CASHION...CHANDLER...CIRCLE CITY...COOLIDGE...
EL MIRAGE...FLORENCE...FLORENCE JUNCTION...FOUNTAIN HILLS...
GILA BEND...GILBERT...GLENDALE...GOODYEAR...GUADALUPE...LAVEEN...
MESA...NEW RIVER...PARADISE VALLEY...PEORIA...PHOENIX...SCOTTSDALE...
SUN CITY...SUN CITY WEST...SUN LAKES...SURPRISE...TEMPE...TOLLESON...
TONOPAH...WADDELL...WICKENBURG...WITTMANN AND YOUNGTOWN
700 PM MST TUE JUL 23 2002

...DUST STORM WARNING FOR MARICOPA COUNTY...AND NORTH CENTRAL AND 
NORTHWEST PINAL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...UNTIL 
830 PM MST...

...35 TO 50 MPH WIND GUSTS AND DENSE BLOWING DUST WERE AFFECTING
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST PINAL COUNTY...SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY 
AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA EARLY THIS 
EVENING. THE WIND AND DUST STORM WERE HEADED TOWARD THE NORTHWEST 
AND EXPECTED MOVE NORTH ACROSS ALL OF THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA TO 
NEAR WICKENBURG BETWEEN 700 PM MST AND 745 PM MST.

VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE IN MANY 
AREAS UNTIL 830 PM MST TONIGHT.

IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN THE DUST STORM WARNING AREA...INCLUDING THE 
GREATER PHOENIX AREA...THIS EVENING...BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY 
CHANGING AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY.

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ELLIS




NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE