[PHX-Skywarn] PHXSPSPSR.20030211 - "NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION"

[ldad administrator]

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

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
525 PM MST MON FEB 10 2003

...SIGNIFICANT RAIN FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY WEST OF NORTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS MOVING NORTHEAST...
TROPICAL MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

THERE WILL BE WIDESPREAD RAIN AND A POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH
HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY...
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN
SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...WITH OVER AN INCH POSSIBLE IN
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAIN...
ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED
AREAS.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY...SO THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT
WWW.PHX.NOAA.GOV...OR LISTEN TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER
RADIO ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND.

CRAIG ELLIS



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE