Weather Alert in Arizona
Special Weather Statement issued August 14 at 11:25PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
AREAS AFFECTED: Cave Creek/New River; Deer Valley; North Phoenix/Glendale; New River Mesa; Scottsdale/Paradise Valley; Rio Verde/Salt River; East Valley; Fountain Hills/East Mesa; Southeast Valley/Queen Creek; Superior; Northwest Pinal County; Apache Junction/Gold Canyon; Mazatzal Mountains; Pinal/Superstition Mountains
DESCRIPTION: At 1120 PM MST, a cluster of thunderstorms continue to persist, with additional development across eastern portions of the Phoenix metro anticipated into the overnight hours. Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible, with frequent lightning and heavy downpours that could result in localized accumulations of one half inch or greater. Locations impacted include... Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Scottsdale, Gilbert, Tempe, Casa Grande, Apache Junction, Florence, Fountain Hills, Paradise Valley, Coolidge, Sycamore Creek, East Mesa, Sunflower, Gold Canyon, New River, Sugarloaf Mountain, Sun Lakes, and Ballantine Trailhead. This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 170 and 204. AZ Interstate 17 between mile markers 219 and 241. AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 172 and 178. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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Weather Topic: What is Fog?
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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the
ground and obscures visibility.
It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets.
Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions
close to a body of water.
Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in
the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.
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Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?
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Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of
water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon
coming into contact
with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which
can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing
rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.
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