Tornado Warning 1, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

Issued

Apr 10, 2004, 11:55 AM MST (18:55 UTC)

Expired

Apr 10, 2004, 12:30 PM MST

In force

35 min

Issued by

NWS Flagstaff, AZ

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Coconino County, AZ

The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

681 
WFUS55 KFGZ 101855
TORFGZ
AZC005-101930-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1155 AM MST SAT APR 10 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA

* UNTIL 1230 PM MST

* AT 1155 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  POSSIBLE TORNADO OVER TWO GUNS...OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF 
  CHAVEZ MOUNTAIN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO PRODUCING STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  4 MILES SOUTH OF RIMMY JIMS AT NOON MST
  OVER METEOR CRATER AT 1205 PM MST

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS
TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MST
SATURDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL ARIZONA.

LAT...LON 3518 11119 3500 11125 3489 11080 3510 11073

$$

NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Apr 10, 9:20 AM MST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
920 AM MST SAT APR 10 2004

.SYNOPSIS...A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA TODAY
BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
COOL AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WORK WEEK BRINGING DRY
AND WARMER WEATHER TO THE REGION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
THE UPPER TROUGH NOW LOCATED TO OUR NORTH OVER UTAH WILL MOVE SLOWLY
SOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT. SURFACE COLD FRONT IS POORLY DEFINED...BUT
APPEARS TO BE LOCATED ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD OF ARIZONA. ALONG
AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALREADY
DEVELOPING THIS MORNING. AN AREA OF WEAK DIV-Q FORCING WILL AID IN
CREATING LIFT AND INSTABILITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OVER THE CWA. WE
WILL UPDATE THE FORECAST TO INCREASE POPS SLIGHTLY OVER THE NORTHERN
THIRD WITH THE COLD FRONT IN THE AREA. STILL EXPECTING A DECENT
COVERAGE OF SHOWER AND STORM ACTIVITY LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS INCLUDING THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND
EASTERN RIM. AS THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LOW MOVES TO NEAR THE
4-CORNERS OVERNIGHT...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO NEAR 7000 FEET OVER
THE WHITE MTNS AND DOWN TO 6000 FEET OVER THE CHUSKAS. THESE AREAS
COULD SEE AN INCH OR SO OF SNOW ACCUMULATION BY SUNDAY MORNING. COOL
AND BREEZY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR SUNDAY WITH AREAS LIKE
FLAGSTAFF STRUGGLING TO GET OUT OF THE 40S. RIDGING WILL BUILD IN
FROM THE WEST MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES REBOUNDING 5-10 DEGREES.

FOR THE EXTENDED...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...LOOKS LIKE A RIDGE IN
THE MID TO UPPER LEVELS WILL BRING WARMER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES FOR
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...AN APPROACHING TROUGH OVER THE
PACIFIC WILL RESULT IN STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE
AREA AND A LITTLE COOLING FOR THURSDAY. WITH SPRING MIXING EXPECT
BREEZY TO WINDY SOUTHWEST WINDS WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY. COULD BE
ANOTHER SHOT AT SHOWERS BY NEXT WEEKEND AS THE PACIFIC TROUGH MOVES
ACROSS ARIZONA.

&&

.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&

JOHNDROW

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