THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
EAST CENTRAL GILA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA…
SOUTH CENTRAL NAVAJO COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA…

* UNTIL 345 PM MST

* AT 312 PM MST…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL UP TO PING PONG BALL SIZE AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10
MILES SOUTHWEST OF CARRIZO AND MOVING WEST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CIBECUE AND ROUTE 12 SOUTHEAST OF CIBECUE.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 60 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 302 AND 312.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS…
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL…DEADLY LIGHTING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION…TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. HEAVY RAIN FLOODS ROADS QUICKLY. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

THIS IS A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM. DUE TO THE ROTATING NATURE OF THESE STORMS…THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER…
INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL…DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS…
AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER…PREFERABLY INTO A BASEMENT…OR AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A BATHROOM OR CLOSET.