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

[ldad administrator]

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

WWUS85 KPSR 112023
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
120 PM MST TUE FEB 11 2003

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

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS MOVING
SLOWLY EAST. TROPICAL MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

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 THURSDAY. BY MID DAY
THURSDAY...RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED ONE INCH IN SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA.

BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAIN...
ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STAY AWAY
FROM NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND ANY FLOODED AREAS.

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

CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS IN THE EVENT WEATHER ADVISORIES...
WATCHES...OR WARNINGS ARE NEEDED.

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