[PHX-Skywarn] PHXSPSPSR.20030212 - "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
1055 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 MOVED 
SLOWLY EAST TONIGHT...AND CONTINUED TO SPREAD TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER 
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA. THIS MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO 
INCREASE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. AS OF 1030 PM MST SCATTERED 
SHOWERS HAD DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND FAR SOUTHWEST 
ARIZONA.

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...WITH UP TO 2 
INCHES POSSIBLE IN SPOTS.

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 INTO 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.

BRECKENRIDGE





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