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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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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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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Arizona Weather Force has issued an Enhanced Severe Thunderstorm Watch in what will be the strongest monsoon push of the now late season, effective for Pinal, Maricopa, Yavapai, and Mohave County today through the overnight and into Friday morning … An upper-level low off the California coast is bringing in tropical moisture in from Mexico, which is the monsoon flow. […]
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Arizona Weather Force has upgraded part of the Severe Weather Statement issued yesterday (Reference A Below) to an official Enhanced Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Maricopa, Pinal, Pima, and Santa Cruz County, effective this afternoon, evening, and expiring at midnight tonight. A southeast to northwest flow evident from the storm activity yesterday evening will remain present as Hurricane Hilary’s outflow influence […]
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Arizona Weather Force has issued an official rare Tropical Storm Warning for the western half of Arizona, effective now for the weekend of August 19th, 2023. For well over a week, Arizona Weather Force Long Range Risk Model Assessment Models have predicted a major upswing in storm activity for the Southwestern United States. This risk assessment was then a day later managed and found […]
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Arizona Weather Force has issued a Long Range Weather Advisory. Tropical activity is on the rise in the Eastern Pacific with a number of tropical systems that will turn north with the Summer El Nino Pattern and impact the state of Arizona for the early week of August 20th, 2023. Monsoon activity is remaining in the north, east, and southeast […]
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Issued Zones: Cochise, Graham, and Greenlee County … Eastern Pinal and Pima County … Santa Cruz County … Site: Arizona Weather Force has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch effective this afternoon until midnight tonight … Date: 8/8/23 at 8:50am PT Forecast: Monsoon moisture remains in the area, with an even greater coverage zone today across Southeast and Eastern Arizona. Thunderstorms are […]
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Arizona Weather Force has issued an Enhanced Severe Thunderstorm Watch effective today, until 2am overnight tonight. The affected areas will be Pima, Pinal, Maricopa, Yavapai, Coconino, La Paz, and Mohave County. As stated back on July 13th (Reference A Below) we would see a high-risk event in the metro areas. We have seen these in Tucson, with some Maricopa County […]
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Issued Zones: Western and Central half of Cochise County … Santa Cruz County … Eastern half of Pima County … West and Southern half of Pinal County … Site: Arizona Weather Force has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch and Weather Advisory effective later this afternoon, evening, and into the night … Date: 7/27/23 at 8:30am PT Forecast: A ridge of high […]
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