Hazardous Weather Outlook
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The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued the following hazardous weather outlook for the Yuma area:
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
528 AM MST TUE SEP 4 2012
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ - YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY - JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK - LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA - RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS - IMPERIAL COUNTY - 528 AM MST TUE SEP 4 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARIZONA... EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA... EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT.
EXPECT A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. THE MAIN WEATHER HAZARDS INCLUDE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN... GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH... PATCHY DENSE BLOWING DUST OR SAND AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WITH THE MORE INTENSE STORMS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... WITH THE THREAT DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT FROM THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE PRIMARY WEATHER HAZARDS INCLUDE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS AND WASHES... GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH... PATCHY DENSE BLOWING DUST AND SAND AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
