NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE SURVEYED STORM DAMAGE IN MOHAVE VALLEY…ARIZONA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WENT THROUGH THE AREA ON MONDAY AUGUST 25TH DEVELOPING AROUND 5:30 PM AND TRAVELED FROM NORTH NORTHWEST TO SOUTH SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. AROUND 6:00 PM STRAIGHT LINE WINDS FROM THE STORM STRUCK THE EAGLE AIRPARK CAUSING DAMAGE TO 40 OF THE 50 HANGARS. BASED ON THE DAMAGE IT WAS DETERMINED WINDS SPEEDS TO BE BETWEEN 80 AND 100 MPH. ABOUT A MILE EAST OF THE AIRPARK ALONG HIGHWAY 95 SEVERAL TELEPHONE POLES WERE SNAPPED AS THE RESULT OF THE SAME THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN THE AREA ALSO REPORTED GOLF BALL (1 ¾ INCH) SIZE HAIL JUST BEFORE THE INTENSE WINDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WAS IN AFFECT FOR THE AREA FROM 5:47 PM UNTIL 6:30 PM.
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