


Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
213 WWUS85 KFGZ 131034 SPSFGZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 334 AM MST Sat Sep 13 2025 AZZ011-131100- Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau AZ- 334 AM MST Sat Sep 13 2025 /434 AM MDT Sat Sep 13 2025/ ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT APACHE COUNTY NEAR SAWMILL UNTIL 4 AM MST /5 AM MDT/... At 334 AM MST /434 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sawmill, or 28 miles southeast of Chinle, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Sonsela Buttes, Sawmill and Milkwater. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. && LAT...LON 3581 10919 3591 10931 3607 10915 3608 10915 3618 10905 3592 10905 TIME...MOT...LOC 1032Z 219DEG 29KT 3591 10918 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ JJ