Gila Bend, Arizona

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 873 remains in effect until 200 am MST
for the following locations


AZ
. Arizona counties included are

Gila La Paz Maricopa
Pinal Yavapai Yuma

... Dust Storm Warning in effect for southwest Maricopa and Yuma
counties until 11 PM MST this evening...

The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a dust Storm
Warning... which is in effect until 11 PM MST this evening.

Strong thunderstorm winds will overspread southwest Maricopa County
and much of Yuma County through 11 PM. The winds... gusting up to 50
mph... will produce areas of dense blowing dust causing suddenly
reduced visibilities to one quarter mile or less. Motorists... especially
those travelling along Interstate 8 west of Gila Bend... are urged to
use caution.

If you encounter blowing dust or blowing sand on the roadway or see
it approaching... pull off the Road as far as possible and put your
vehicle in Park. Turn the lights all the way off and keep your foot
off the brake pedal.


National Weather Service Phoenix is on the internet at

... Significant showers and thunderstorms expected during the Labor
Day weekend over southeast California... southwest and south-central
Arizona...

Active weather is expected to develop this Holiday weekend... as an
approaching Pacific low pressure system draws moisture northward into
the area... and then produces increasing shower and thunderstorm
activity across much of southern Arizona and southeastern California.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop over
southeast California... southeast and south-central Arizona on
Saturday afternoon and evening. Locally heavy rainfall and strong
gusty and damaging winds are all possible with the stronger
thunderstorms. As the low pressure system approaches from the
northwest on Sunday... the focus for strong and possibly severe
thunderstorms will shift eastward into south-central Arizona.

Some of the most significant weather will likely occur over south-
central Arizona... including the greater Phoenix metropolitan
area... on Sunday afternoon and evening. The stronger thunderstorms
have the potential to produce very heavy rainfall with flash
flooding... strong winds in excess of 60 mph... moderate hail and
deadly cloud to ground lightning. In addition to the scattered
thunderstorms this weekend... somewhat cooler conditions are expected
as highs both days are forecast to drop below seasonal normals.

Showers and thunderstorms will decrease substantially from the west
on Labor Day... as drier air spreads in from the west. There will
still be a chance for afternoon and evening showers and
thunderstorms... mainly over the higher terrain east of Phoenix.

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

... Record low temperature set at Phoenix AZ...

a record low temperature of 64 degrees was set at Phoenix AZ yesterday.
This ties the old record of 64 set in 1920.

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Phoenix AZ...

a record rainfall of 0.94 inch(es) was set at Phoenix AZ yesterday.
This breaks the old record of 0.84 set in 1951.

... 24 hour precipitation for the Phoenix Metro area ending
at 9 PM...

Note... if it rained at a location... the amount will be shown
only if it is at least 0.04... 4 hundredths of an inch. Any rain
amount less than 0.04 is not registered and is shown as 0.00

                               6 hr precipitation (inches)
                               oldest >>>>>>>>>>> newest
ID station name 9 PM 3 am 9 am 3 PM 24 hr
                               -3 am -9 am -3 PM -9 PM total


Ahwatukee
maha3 Ahwatukee 0.31 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.35
Apache Junction
pmda3 Usery Mountain Park 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.28
knga3 Kings ranch 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.31 0.35
Avondale
avoa3 Agua Fria @ Buckeye 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
Buckeye
mbua3 Buckeye frs #2 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.04
Carefree
zcaa3 Fraesfield Mountain 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.16
crfa3 Carefree ranch 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cavecreek
hmba3 Humboldt Mountain 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
cbta3 cave buttes dam 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Chandler
zcha3 emf @ Arizona Ave 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
Gilbert
zgia3 Mesa tower 0.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.31
zcpa3 Crossroads park 0.16 0.00 M 0.00 0.20
Glendale
mgla3 city of Glendale 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.08
mmda3 Maryland @ 27th Ave 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20
msxa3 acdc @ 67th Ave 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
Goodyear
zgya3 Tuthill @ ray Rd 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.28
Guadalupe
zgaa3 Guadalupe frs 1.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.06
Mesa
mbda3 Broadway @ Dobson 0.35 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.43
zbla3 Broadway @ Lindsay 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.24
mbha3 Brown Rd. @ Horne 0.28 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.31
meea3 Kleinman Park 0.24 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.31
fala3 Thunder Mountain 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.24
mlaa3 Mountain View Park 0.16 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.24
wmsa3 Queen Creek Rd 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.08
zupa3 usery park ws 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20
New River
newa3 sunup ranch 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16
Paradise Valley
mcla3 Cave Creek landfill 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.12
mcca3 E Fork cc #1 0.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.31
mlda3 lost dog wash 1.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.10
mrpa3 Reata Pass Damsite 0.39 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.39
Peoria
nrda3 New River dam 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
mbla3 New River @ Bell Rd 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Phoenix
mbta3 cesar chavez park 0.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.55
mmia3 Missouri @ 16th St 0.63 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.67
moxa3 old xcut @ McDowell 0.51 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.51
mpaa3 Papago Park 0.47 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.47
mppa3 Perry Park 0.63 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.63
adba3 adobe dam 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
mpha3 skunk creek @ I-17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
mpma3 Jefferson @ 4th Ave 0.79 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.79
mroa3 roeser @ 2nd St 0.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.75
soma3 South Mountain 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.28
zsfa3 South Mountain fan 0.51 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.51
mtha3 Thomas & 16th St 0.75 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.83
mtqa3 Thomas @ 48th St 0.47 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.47
Queen Creek
zqra3 Queen CR @ rittenho 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.04
zqca3 Queen Creek landfil 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20
qnca3 emf @ Queen Creek r 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
Scottsdale
sdla3 Indian Bend wash @ 0.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.67
zmda3 McDowell Mountain p 0.47 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.47
mpja3 Pima @ jomax 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.28
Sun City
mswa3 Sun City West 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
surprise
mdya3 Dysart @ Bell Rd 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
mcfa3 McMicken Floodway 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Tempe
mspa3 Salt River @ priest 0.59 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.59
mtea3 asu south 0.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.55