Highlights
- NWS Phoenix issued a Special Weather Statement at 4:44 p.m. Monday for the Northwest Valley and surrounding areas.
- A strong thunderstorm over El Mirage was moving southeast at 5 mph with wind gusts up to 40 mph possible.
- Affected locations include Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria, Surprise, Avondale, and Camelback Ranch, among others.
- The NWS advised anyone outdoors to seek shelter inside a building.
<p>The National Weather Service in Phoenix issued a Special Weather Statement at 4:44 p.m. Monday for the Northwest Valley, Buckeye/Avondale, Deer Valley, and North Phoenix/Glendale zones after Doppler radar detected a strong thunderstorm over El Mirage moving southeast at 5 mph.</p> <p>The primary hazard is wind gusts up to 40 mph, which the NWS said could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. The alert was radar-indicated and carried a moderate severity rating.</p> <p>Locations in the path of the storm include Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria, Surprise, Avondale, El Mirage, Tolleson, Youngtown, Sun City West, Sun City, Waddell, Litchfield Park, Glendale Sports Complex, Luke AFB, Beardsley, <a href="/entity/downtown/">Downtown</a> Peoria, Surprise Stadium, Arrowhead Mall, Downtown Glendale, and Camelback Ranch.</p> <p>Highways in the affected corridor include AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 135 and 138, AZ Interstate 17 between mile markers 213 and 215, and US Highway 60 between mile markers 139 and 156.</p> <p>The NWS advised anyone outdoors to consider seeking shelter inside a building. The statement was set to expire at 5:15 p.m. Monday.</p>
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