Official observation no longer reports thunderstorm or nearby lightning at Phoenix

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1. Initial Observed Wed Oct 21, 2:15 PM MST

   Lightning within 10 nm of Phoenix: 6 flashes in 15 minutes

   Tailodds counted 6 lightning flashes within 10 nautical miles of Phoenix (PHX) in the 15 minutes to 2:15 PM MST, 2 of them within 5 nm, the nearest 1.6 nm away, in NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data. The latest official observation, at 1:51 PM MST, reports ceiling 9000 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 6 kt.

   Evidence for this update

   Latest observation	METAR KPHX 212051Z 13006KT 10SM SCT080 BKN090 BKN100 BKN200 33/16 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP084 CB DSNT NE TCU DSNT ALQDS T03280161 58022 $
   Station	KPHX at Wed Oct 21, 1:51 PM MST
   Lightning	6 flashes within 10 nm, 2 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 2:15 PM, nearest 1.6 nm
   Basis	Satellite lightning (GOES GLM)
   Source event time	Wed Oct 21, 2:15 PM MST
   Ingested	Wed Oct 21, 2:15 PM MST
   Published here	Wed Oct 21, 2:15 PM MST (2026-10-21 21:15 UTC)
   Sources	NOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds
   Provenance	weather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1

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2. Resolution Confirmed Wed Oct 21, 4:42 PM MST

   Official observation no longer reports thunderstorm or nearby lightning at Phoenix

   What changed: lightning within 10 nm → no longer reported

   No official weather observation (METAR) for Phoenix (PHX) in the last 50 minutes reports a thunderstorm; it was last reported at 3:51 PM MST. The latest, at 3:57 PM MST, reports ceiling 7500 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 11 kt. NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data shows no flash within 10 nm of Phoenix in the 30 minutes to 4:42 PM MST.

   Evidence for this update

   Latest observation	SPECI KPHX 212257Z 31011KT 10SM BKN075 BKN090 BKN110 BKN200 28/18 A2982 RMK AO2 WSHFT 2238 LTG DSNT NW-NE T02780183 $
   Station	KPHX at Wed Oct 21, 3:57 PM MST
   Lightning	0 flashes within 10 nm, 0 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 4:42 PM, nearest 16.7 nm
   Basis	Official observation (METAR)
   Source event time	Wed Oct 21, 3:57 PM MST
   Ingested	Wed Oct 21, 4:42 PM MST
   Published here	Wed Oct 21, 4:42 PM MST (2026-10-21 23:42 UTC)
   Sources	Official weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗ NOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds (supporting)
   Provenance	weather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1

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