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A tornado watch for southeast California and Arizona.

UPDATE 5:43pm:  Tornado Warning near Blythe, California!  Average flight delays more than 3 1/4 hours at Las Vegas.  Southwest Airlines has grounded flights until 8pm Central time in the area due to high winds and thunderstorms.

AccuWeather has a special video report here.


Update, 9:45pm:  There was indeed a tornado that crossed I-10 at Blythe blowing over semi's and causing other damage. Winds gusted to 94 mph at Ajo, Arizona.  A tornado warning was issued for the Scottsdale area.  Radar indicated a nice swirl in the area (see image below). The governor of Arizona has declared a state of emergency for the entire state.


The swirl is near Scottsdale and is in the image east of I-17 and above the "F" in Fountain Hills.

We now have reports of a tornado at the Desert Ridge Marketplace Mall in Scottsdale. This is across the street from the large J. W. Marriott Resort.  

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