Avondale Weather - Special Cases

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL
ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE WILL BE SLIGHT CHANCE FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL
ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. SOME BLOWING DUST
MAY ACCOMPANY THE GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

INCREASING MOISTURE FROM FORMER HURRICANE DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA THIS WEEKEND...LEADING TO AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH
COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF AREA ROADS...STREAMS...WASHES AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS. IN ADDITION...STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 40 MPH ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING DUST. DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL.

MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE MONDAY...BUT WILL REMAIN SUFFICIENT
TO ALLOW FOR A CONTINUED SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REST OF THE PERIOD. BRIEF HEAVY
RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS POSSIBLE THIS
WEEKEND...

THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE DOLLY CONTINUED TO MOVE INTO NORTHEAST
MEXICO THIS MORNING...BRINGING WITH IT ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND
CLOUDINESS. THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS MOISTURE WAS MOVING OVER FAR
WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN NORTHWEST MEXICO...WILL LIKELY BRING AN
INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

AT THIS TIME...COMPUTER MODELS SHOW SOME DISAGREEMENT WITH RAINFALL
AMOUNTS...IN ADDITION TO THE TRACK OF THE DEEPER MOISTURE ASSOCIATED
WITH FORMER HURRICANE DOLLY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM ONE-THIRD INCH UP
TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF PHOENIX. THE
AREA WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR RECEIVING HEAVY RAINFALL IS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN EAST OF PHOENIX.

IF HEAVY RAINS FALL IN YOUR AREA STAY ALERT FOR RISING
WATER...ESPECIALLY NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND FLOOD PRONE URBAN
AREAS. EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND WHEN NEAR RISING WATER AND REMEMBER
TO NEVER DRIVE OR WALK ACROSS WATER-COVERED ROADS BUT SEEK INSTEAD
SEEK ALTERNATE ROUTES OF TRAVEL.

STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST FORECASTS BY LISTENING TO WEATHER RADIO
ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX