[PHX-Skywarn] "NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION" PHXSVSPSR.20030815

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

WWUS55 KPSR 150345
SVSPSR
AZC013-150430-

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
845 PM MST THU AUG 14 2003


...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE WEST HALF OF MARICOPA
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE PHOENIX WEST VALLEY...UNTIL 930 PM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NORTH SCOTTSDALE AND CAREFREE AREAS
OF NORTH CENTRAL MARICOPA COUNTY UNTIL 1000 PM...

...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE PHOENIX METRO AREA
UNTIL 1000 PM...

AT 845 PM...RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING
FROM WICKENBURG...TO PEORIA...GLENDALE...AND AVONDALE.  OTHER
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR BUCKEYE...WINTERSBURG...AND NORTH OF
GILA BEND. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL.  HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO LIKELY...AND FLOODING
OF STREETS...UNDERPASSES...AND NORMALLY DRY CREEKS AND WASHES WILL
OCCUR.

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN THE PHOENIX METRO
AREA...AND A 66 MPH WIND GUST WAS REPORTED NEAR WITTMANNN.  ROADS
HAVE BEEN REPORTED CLOSED IN NORTH SCOTTSDALE DUE TO FLOODING.  A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM.

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