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

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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
1109 PM MST THU AUG 14 2003

AZZ020-021-026-150800-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOUSE...QUARTZSITE...SALOME......
DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON...EHRENBERG...PARKER
1109 PM MST THU AUG 14 2003

...DUST STORM WARNING FOR LA PAZ AND EASTERN AND CENTRAL YUMA
COUNTIES UNTIL 1 AM FRIDAY...

BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO IS FORECAST FOR LA PAZ
AND EASTERN AND CENTRAL YUMA COUNTIES UNTIL 1 AM THIS MORNING.
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO LA PAZ AND EASTERN YUMA COUNTIES ARE
PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 50 MPH. AN AUTOMATIC STATION IN
NORTHEAST LA PAZ COUNTY HAS REPORTED WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE LA PAZ
COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE HAVE REPORTED VISIBILITY IN THE QUARTZSITE
AREA DOWN TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING DUST AT 11 PM. MOTORISTS ALONG
INTERSTATE 10  AND U.S. HIGHWAY 60 IN LA PAZ COUNTY AND ALONG
INTERSTATE 8 IN EASTERN YUMA COUNTY SHOULD BE ON ALERT FOR SHARPLY
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST.

THE BLOWING DUST WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN.

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RSB



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE