[PHX-Skywarn] "NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION" PHXNPWPSR.20030715

Tue, 15 Jul 2003 5:59:15 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
1057 PM MST MON JUL 14 2003

AZZ028-150730-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE...
FLORENCE
1057 PM MST MON JUL 14 2003

...DUST STORM WARNING FOR NORTHWEST PINAL COUNTY UNTIL 1230 AM
TUESDAY MORNING...

SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH...GENERATED BY EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS
IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA HAVE RAISED EXTENSIVE AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING
DUST. THE AREA OF BLOWING DUST HAS MOVED FROM THE SOUTHEAST ACROSS
NORTHWEST PINAL COUNTY AND LOWERED VISIBILITY IN MANY AREAS TO LESS
THAN ONE QUARTER MILE DUE TO BLOWING DUST. SOME LOCATIONS MAY BRIEFLY
EXPERIENCE VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO. CITIES UNDER THE DUST STORM
WARNING INCLUDE FLORENCE...COOLIDGE...AND CASA GRANDE...AS WELL
AS INTERSTATES 8 AND 10 UNTIL 1230 AM TUESDAY MORNING.

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

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE