SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
ISSUED:  170014Z

LARGE BROKEN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA CONTINUES TO MOVE MAINLY WESTWARD, BUT WITH SOME EXPANSION SOUTHWEST.

AT 5PM...RADAR INDICATE A CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTOMRS THAT STRETCHED FROM NEAR WICKENBURG, TO NEW RIVER NORTH TO WILLIAMS. RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES OF 1.00 INCH TO 2.00 PER HOUR WERE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

ANOTHER CLUSTER OF STRONG STORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR HEBER TO SHOWLOW TO PINETOP-LAKESIDE.   RADAR ALSO INDICATED THAT SMALL HAIL WAS POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.  RAINFALL RATES OF 1.5 TO 2.0 PER HOUR WERE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

ALL STORMS ARE MAINLY MOVING WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH.

AREAS TO BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORM OVER THE NEXT HOUR WILL BE...
..WICKENBURG
..NEW RIVER
..BLACK CANYON CITY
..WILLIAMSON
..PRESCOTT
..CAMP VERDE
..PINE
..CAREFREE
..TONTO BASIN
..YOUNG
..PAYSON
..CIBECUE
..HEBER

PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GO TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA.

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