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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Issued Zones:  Eastern Pima County … Cochise and Santa Cruz County … Site:  Arizona Weather Force has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch effective now through this evening, expiring at 10pm tonight. Date:  10/24/23 at 8:40am PT Forecast: Moisture moving in from Mexico from Norma has been picked up by an upper-level low that brought thunderstorms to Sacramento a couple days ago.  […]

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Increased Risk of Thunderstorms for Southeast and Eastern Arizona from Norma’s Remnants For October 24th

Increased Risk of Thunderstorms for Southeast and Eastern Arizona from Norma’s Remnants For October 24th

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Special Weather Statement effective for Eastern Arizona starting October 23rd, and for the Southeastern Arizona zones for Tuesday, October 24th. Hurricane Norma has weakened to a tropical storm but will be a depression across Northern Mexico this week.  Moisture streaming northward into the statement area will start with isolated activity for extreme Eastern Arizona […]

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Thunderstorm Watch

Thunderstorm Watch

Issued Zones:  Cochise and Santa Cruz County … Eastern Pima County … Site:  Arizona Weather Force has issued a Thunderstorm Watch effective now through this evening … Date:  10/17/23 at 9:10am PT Forecast: Moisture in the area will maximize today across the watch area.  Thunderstorms are expected to start forming later this morning, peaking this afternoon and evening.  Because these do […]

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Thunderstorm Watch

Thunderstorm Watch

Issued Zones:  High Terrain Locations Centering the Mogollon Rim, Grand Canyon, and Flagstaff forecast zones … Site:  Arizona Weather Force has issued a Thunderstorm Watch effective later this morning through this evening … Date:  10/8/23 at 7:10am PT Forecast: Moisture in the area will maximize today across the watch area.  Thunderstorms are expected to start forming later this morning, peaking this […]

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First Fall Pacific Trough to Deliver Gusty Winds Across Arizona This Weekend; Maps Inside

First Fall Pacific Trough to Deliver Gusty Winds Across Arizona This Weekend; Maps Inside

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Wind Watch for most of Arizona, effective this weekend, weekend of September 30th. Not many details can be said about a wind event, but maps can be shown to say what type of event something will be.  The strongest winds will be across the Northern, Eastern, and Southern half of Arizona.  Wind gusts up […]

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Preliminary El Nino Forecast for the Southwestern United States for the 2023-2024 Season: Extreme Cold Projected

Preliminary El Nino Forecast for the Southwestern United States for the 2023-2024 Season: Extreme Cold Projected

The 2022-2023 Strong La Nina brought above average rainfall to the Southwestern United States.  This was not typical of a La Nina but was fully predicted here at the weather force.  Now we have a Strong El Nino and what this one will do is on a lot of minds. A typical El Nino has warmer than normal temperatures along […]

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Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Prescott, Sedona, and Flagstaff Forecast Areas for September 14th, 2023

Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Prescott, Sedona, and Flagstaff Forecast Areas for September 14th, 2023

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Thunderstorm Watch effective today, September 14th, 2023, within a small, but populated area of North-Central Arizona that includes Prescott, Sedona, and Flagstaff, with surrounding nearby zones included. The last of the impulse moving through that affected the state with damaging winds, flooding, large hail, and even tornadoes within the last couple of days down […]

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Tornado Watch Issued For Pinal, Tucson, Graham, Cochise, Greenlee, following Falcon Field Hit by Tornado Last Night

Tornado Watch Issued For Pinal, Tucson, Graham, Cochise, Greenlee, following Falcon Field Hit by Tornado Last Night

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Tornado Watch effective for the following areas now until 10pm tonight; Pinal, Graham, Greenlee Counties … Tucson … Northern half of Cochise County … and Globe … An impulse continues to affect the forecast zone this morning as previous stated within the Tornado Watch issued yesterday morning centering San Tan and Phoenix Metro (Reference […]

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AZWF Tornado Watch Issued For Metro Cities Of Arizona From Phoenix, Pinal, and Tucson, Effective Today through Wednesday Morning

AZWF Tornado Watch Issued For Metro Cities Of Arizona From Phoenix, Pinal, and Tucson, Effective Today through Wednesday Morning

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Tornado Watch effective for the following areas: All of Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima County, which includes Phoenix, San Tan, Tucson and all in between, now until Wednesday morning. Former Major Hurricane Jova is continuing to deliver moisture out of the Pacific Ocean.  This moisture is now being met with a strong upper-level jet stream.  […]

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Former Major Hurricane Jova to Bring Rain and Thunderstorms to Mostly the Northern half of Arizona on Tuesday

Former Major Hurricane Jova to Bring Rain and Thunderstorms to Mostly the Northern half of Arizona on Tuesday

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Special Weather Statement for Former Major Hurricane Jova, which has weakened to a Tropical Storm, but will bring mid and upper-level moisture to the Northern half of Arizona through the next few days, but the most will be expected on Tuesday, September 12th. The moisture has brought thunderstorms to the higher terrain, but the […]

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