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Strong Fall Storm Powers Through Arizona

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:56:00 GMT

A strong fall storm system plowed through Arizona overnight bringing powerful thunderstorms and much colder temperatures. Early this morning, several supercells developed out ahead of the system as strong deep layer shear crated an environment that was ripe for rotating thunderstorms. At one point, a well-defined couplet was detected on radar and prompted a tornado warning.As a cold northwesterly flow developed behind the exiting low pressure system, rain showers br...
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Powerful Spring Storm Blasts Northern Arizona

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:17:00 GMT

A strong winter-like storm system moved across California and into northern Arizona over the weekend bringing heavy snow and frigid temperatures. After a series of warm and dry weekends that saw temperatures soaring well above normal, the sudden return to sub-freezing daytime highs and deep snow caught many off guard. Several schools and businesses were closed on Monday as residents attempted to dig out. By mid-day, snow had tapered off to flurries after dumping an ...
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Summer Temperatures Arrive in the Southwest Deserts

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:35:00 GMT

After enjoying a relatively mild spring, summer temperatures have finally arrived in the Southwestern United States. Just a few weeks ago, Phoenix residents were enjoying temperatures in the upper 80s to lower 90s while other parts of the country typically far-removed from triple-digit heat were sweltering in temperatures that reached well over 100 degrees. The pattern that brought a series of cool but dry storm systems ashore in California has now been replaced wit...
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