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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
337 AM MST Fri Oct 18 2024
 

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Kaibab Plateau-Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino
County-Coconino Plateau-Grand Canyon Country-
337 AM MST Fri Oct 18 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT COCONINO COUNTY NEAR 
TUSAYAN THROUGH 400 AM MST...

At 335 AM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Tusayan, or 14 miles west of Desert View at Grand Canyon, moving
northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Desert View at Grand Canyon, Walhalla Overlook, Tusayan, Navajo 
Point, Shoshone Point, Grandview Point, Yaki Point, Moran Point, 
Cape Royal Point, Yaqui Point, Upton Point, Grandview Point, Grand 
Canyon - South Rim, Pipe Creek Vista, and Moran Point.

This includes State Route 64 between mile markers 225 and 270.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3580 11216 3594 11228 3624 11185 3604 11166
TIME...MOT...LOC 1035Z 232DEG 40KT 3597 11207 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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