Expires:200909192145;Remove:200909192145;089011 FPUS75 KFGZ 192104 NOWFGZ NORTHERN ARIZONA SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 204 PM MST SAT SEP 19 2009 AZZ016-018-192145- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY AZ-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM AZ- 204 PM MST SAT SEP 19 2009 .NOW... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH...WILL AFFECT BEAVER VALLEY...WHISPERING PINES AND PAYSON...UNTIL 245 PM MST. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL BE A PERIOD OF HALF INCH TO PENNY SIZE HAIL WHICH MAY BRIEFLY COVER THE GROUND. IN ADDITION... GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED. RADAR IS ESTIMATING RAINFALL RATES AROUND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER OR MOVE INDOORS NOW! $$ NP