Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
208 PM MST Tue Jul 28 2026
AZZ004-005-009-282215-
Marble and Glen Canyons AZ-Kaibab Plateau AZ-Northeast Plateaus
and Mesas Hwy 264 Northward AZ-
208 PM MST Tue Jul 28 2026 /308 PM MDT Tue Jul 28 2026/
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PAGE AND LAKE POWELL UNTIL 315
PM MST /415 PM MDT/...
At 208 PM MST /308 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 7 miles north of Coppermine, or 13 miles south of Page,
moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Page, LeChee, Page Municipal Airport, Antelope Point Marina, Glen
Canyon Dam, Marble Canyon Airport, Horseshoe Bend, Antelope Canyon,
Marble Canyon, Wahweap, Antelope Island, Golliard Park, Vermilion
Cliffs National Monument, Lees Ferry and Tsin Yaa Ninti.
This includes the following slot canyons...
Upper Antelope Canyon, Lower Antelope Canyon, Cathedral Wash,
Waterholes Canyon, Cathedral Wash, Cardiac Canyon, Owl Canyon,
Rattlesnake Canyon, Mountain Sheep Canyon, Ramshead Canyon, Wind
Pebble Canyon and Porcupine Canyon.
This includes the following highways...
U.S. Highway 89 between mile markers 532 and 556. U.S. Highway 89A
between mile markers 534 and 539. State Route 98 between mile markers
548 and 549.
This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds...
Lees Ferry Campground, Wahweap Campground, Page Lake Powell
Campground, Paria Beach Camp Site, Opposite Cathedral Camp Site,
Cathedral Wash Camp Site, Ropes Trail Camp Site, Ferry Swale Camp
Site, Twin Stripes Camp Site and Lees Ferry Camp Site.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
If on or near Lake Powell, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from
the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be
caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
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LAT...LON 3694 11173 3695 11174 3700 11152 3700 11136
3672 11135 3665 11155
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 161DEG 11KT 3673 11146
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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