[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
445 AM MST WED FEB 12 2003

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

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS MOVING 
SLOWLY EAST...AND IS CONTINUING TO SPREAD TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER 
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA. THIS MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO 
INCREASE TODAY INTO THURSDAY. AS OF EARLY THIS MORNING SCATTERED 
SHOWERS HAVE CONTINUED 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...TODAY...TONIGHT...AND THURSDAY. THIS 
ACTIVITY WILL FIRST INCREASE OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNINA AND 
SOUTHWEST ARIZONA EARLY TODAY THEN EXPAND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA 
BY MID DAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS TODAY INTO THURSDAY ARE 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 THIS 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.

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