[PHX-Skywarn] "NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION" PHXNPWPSR.20030714

Mon, 14 Jul 2003 4:09:41 GMT

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

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
907 PM MST SUN JUL 13 2003

AZZ028-140600-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE...
FLORENCE
907 PM MST SUN JUL 13 2003

...DUST STORM WARNING FOR NORTHWEST PINAL COUNTY UNTIL 11 PM...

SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 40 MPH...GENERATED BY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS NEAR
TUCSON...HAVE RAISED EXTENSIVE AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST. THE AREA
OF BLOWING DUST WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTHWEST PINAL
COUNTY BETWEEN 930 AND 11 PM. VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TO LOWER TO
LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE DUE TO BLOWING DUST...WITH SOME AREAS
BRIEFLY EXPERIENCING VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO. CITIES UNDER THE DUST
STORM WARNING INCLUDE CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE...FLORENCE...SACATON...
AND AK-CHIN VILLAGE.

MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATES 8 AND 10...AND RURAL COUNTY
ROADWAYS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY DUE
TO BLOWING DUST. IF VISIBILITY BECOMES TOO LOW TO DRIVE SAFELY...PULL
OFF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS.
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MEYERS

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE