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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Phoenix, AZ

July 27, 2006

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this flash flood watch at Jul 27, 2006, 4:24 PM MST. It took effect at Jul 27, 2006, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 67 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 27, 2006, 4:24 PM MST (23:24 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 27, 2006, 5:00 PM MST
Expired
Jul 30, 2006, 12:00 PM MST
In force
67 hr
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ
Flood severity
None

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Jul 27, 3:45 PM MST, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 3:45 PM MST, 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 6:00 AM MST, 10 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
600 AM MST THU JUL 27 2006

AZZ022-023-027-028-281300-
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
600 AM MST THU JUL 27 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL
ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ABUNDANT MOISTURE ALONG WITH INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO THE CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT ANY TIME DURING THE DAY. WHERE STORMS DO
OCCUR...HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR
FLASH FLOODING. THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED
TO BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO MERIT A WATCH AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...THE
SITUATION WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
ABUNDANT MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO BE IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND
BEFORE BEGINNING TO DECREASE NEXT WEEK. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD
POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WEEKEND BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING
THE WORK WEEK. HOWEVER...THERE WILL STILL BE AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF STORMS DURING THE NEXT WORK WEEK WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING
WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-281300-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
600 AM PDT THU JUL 27 2006 /600 AM MST THU JUL 27 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME
SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST
ARIZONA...WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ABUNDANT MOISTURE ALONG WITH SOME INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO A SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WHERE STORMS DO OCCUR...HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE...LEADING
TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH
FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO MERIT A WATCH
AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
ABUNDANT MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO BE IN PLACE THROUGH SATURDAY BEFORE
BEGINNING TO DECREASE NEXT WEEK. ACCORDINGLY...THE HEAVY RAIN
POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY BEFORE DECREASING NEXT WEEK.
THERE WILL ONLY BE A LINGERING SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS DURING THE
NEXT WORK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AZZ024-281300-
SOUTHERN GILA/TONTO NF FOOTHILLS-
600 AM MST THU JUL 27 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL
ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ABUNDANT MOISTURE ALONG WITH INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AT ANY TIME TODAY. WHERE STORMS DO OCCUR...HEAVY
RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING.
THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO BE WIDESPREAD
ENOUGH TO MERIT A WATCH AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...THE SITUATION WILL BE
MONITORED CLOSELY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
ABUNDANT MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO BE IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND
BEFORE BEGINNING TO DECREASE NEXT WEEK. THUS FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WEEKEND BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE WORK
WEEK. HOWEVER...THERE WILL STILL BE A CHANCE OF STORMS DURING THE
NEXT WORK WEEK WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AJ

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.