Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 8:36PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 20, 2026 - 8:36pm
Expires:
July 20, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description:
At 836 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking an outflow boundary with
trailing showers and thunderstorms along a line extending from Metro
Center to near South Mountain Park to near San Tan Valley. Movement
was southwest at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Phoenix, Chandler, Glendale, Tempe, Surprise, Avondale, Goodyear,
Buckeye, Casa Grande, El Mirage, Coolidge, Tolleson, Youngtown,
Waddell, Laveen, Cashion, Sun City, Sun Lakes, Maricopa, and Queen
Creek.
This includes the following highways...
AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 108 and 146, and between mile
markers 159 and 204.
AZ Interstate 17 between mile markers 195 and 209.
AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 129 and 178.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Northwest Valley; Tonopah Desert; Buckeye/Avondale; Central Phoenix; North Phoenix/Glendale; East Valley; South Mountain/Ahwatukee; Southeast Valley/Queen Creek; Northwest Pinal County; West Pinal County; Sonoran Desert Natl Monument
Forcast Office:
NWS Phoenix AZ
Sender: