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Extreme Heat Warning Issued October 6 At 9:47AM MST Until October 8 At 8:00PM MST By NWS Phoenix AZ

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Status

Confirmed by an official source

Independent sources

1

First seen

Oct 6, 9:47 AM PDT

updated Oct 15, 11:41 PM PDT

Topic

Local News

Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once

Extreme Heat Warning issued October 6 at 9:47AM MST until October 9 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ · KESQ-TV · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 6, 9:47 AM PDT
Extreme Heat Warning issued October 7 at 12:11PM MST until October 8 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ · KESQ-TV · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 7, 12:11 PM PDT
Extreme Heat Warning issued October 7 at 12:11PM MST until October 9 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ · KESQ-TV · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 7, 12:11 PM PDT
Wind Advisory issued October 9 at 12:44PM PDT until October 11 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Phoenix AZ · KESQ-TV · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 9, 12:44 PM PDT
Wind Advisory issued October 9 at 12:44PM PDT until October 11 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Phoenix AZ · KESQ-TV · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 9, 12:44 PM PDT
Extreme Heat Warning issued October 9 at 12:44PM PDT until October 9 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Phoenix AZ · KESQ-TV · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 9, 12:44 PM PDT
Wind Advisory issued October 15 at 10:23AM MST until October 16 at 2:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ · KESQ-TV · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 15, 10:23 AM PDT

How It Unfolded

Oct 6, 10:38 AM PDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

A river gauge in the county read higher than usual for the month. · Oct 10, 11:15 PM PDT
Flash Flood Warning
“Flash Flood Warning issued October 10 at 11:32PM MST until October 11 at 2:30AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ”
FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... West Central La Paz County in west central Arizona... Riverside County in southern California... * Until 230 AM MST /230 AM PDT/. * At 1132 PM MST /1132 PM PDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Blythe, Blythe Airport, Nicholls Warm Springs, Ripley, Ehrenberg, East Blythe and Poston.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
National Weather Service · issued Oct 10, 11:32 PM PDT

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How We Decided

Oct 6, 10:40 AM PDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 11, 12:50 AM PDTPublished: One source reported it, and an official source confirms it.