Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Tucson, AZ

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WWUS55 KTWC 090446
SVSTWC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
943 PM MST TUE AUG 8 2006

AZC019-090453-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-060809T0445Z/
PIMA AZ-
943 PM MST TUE AUG 8 2006

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY
EXPIRES AT 945 PM MST...

AT 945 PM MST...THE THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST PIMA COUNTY HAD 
DIMINISHED TO BELOW SEVERE LEVELS. SOME STRONG STORMS REMAINED NEAR 
ORO VALLEY...NORTHWEST TUCSON...AND MARANA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL 
WILL CONTINUE IN SOME LOCATIONS...WITH MODERATE RAINFALL CONTINUING 
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT 
UNTIL 1215 AM MST.

LAT...LON 3232 11061 3252 11067 3251 11114 3225 11101

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WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
212 PM MST TUE AUG 8 2006

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL BUILD
WESTWARD...WITH AN EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW RETURNING TO
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. EXPECT A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEK.
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.DISCUSSION...UPPER AIR CHARTS THIS MORNING SHOWED UPPER HIGH OVER
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WITH EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA. FURTHER WEST THE FLOW IS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WITH UPPER LOW
IN SOUTHWEST OREGON. CLOSER LOOK AT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS
AFTERNOON SHOWED THAT THERE IS A VERY WEAK DISTURBANCE APPROACHING
EL PASO MOVING WEST AROUND 15 MPH. 12Z TUCSON SOUNDING SHOWED BETTER
FLOW THAN YESTERDAY WITH EL PASO A SMIDGE STRONGER. GOES
PRECIPITABLE WATER IMAGERY THIS MORNING/EARLY THIS AFTERNOON SHOWED
VALUES APPROACHING 2 INCHES IN THE LOWER DESERTS WHILE A WEDGE OF
DRIER WITH VALUES DOWN NEAR AN INCH IN FAR SE AZ/SW NM. HOWEVER
THIS WEDGE HAS BEEN DECREASING AS HIGH VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH
AFOREMENTIONED DISTURBANCE CLOSING IN ON EL PASO. SO FAR THIS HAVE
BEEN WORKING OUT AS WHAT WAS SAID IN THE MORNING DISCUSSION. THE
FOCUS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING WILL BE WEST OF TUCSON WHERE HEAVY RAIN
WILL BE THE ISSUE. THE DRIER AIR EAST OF TUCSON HAS INHIBITED DEEPER
CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON. THIS PUT TUCSON RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE WHERE
ONLY ISOLATED ACTIVITY COULD HAPPEN OR IT IS A BIT MORE WIDESPREAD.
THE DISTURBANCE NEAR EL PASO WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND
MAY HAVE ENOUGH LIFT TO KEEP ISOLATED ACTIVITY GOING. OVERNIGHT LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN BE WARM.

NOT MUCH WILL CHANGE OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS WITH UPPER HIGH OVER
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MEAN UPPER TROF OVER THE PACIFIC NW. THUS
EXPECT THE WEATHER TO REMAIN RELATIVELY ACTIVE WITH DAY-TO-DAY
VARIABILITY OF THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE
AROUND SEASONAL NORMALS.

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.AVIATION...TAFS AND TWEBS ADEQUATELY COVER ALL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
AT KTUS.
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.TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
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WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
854 PM MST TUE AUG 08 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0625 PM     HAIL             PATAGONIA               31.54N 110.75W
08/08/2006  E1.75 INCH       SANTA CRUZ         AZ   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN PATAGONIA. TIME OF HAIL
            ESTIMATED.

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 WSW TUCSON            32.16N 111.03W
08/08/2006                   PIMA               AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES UPROOTED AT COUNTRY CLUB AND VALENCIA.

0735 PM     HAIL             21 E GREEN VALLEY       31.89N 110.65W
08/08/2006  E0.75 INCH       PIMA               AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            3/4 INCH HAIL REPORTED.

0800 PM     FLASH FLOOD      TUCSON                  32.20N 110.89W
08/08/2006                   PIMA               AZ   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STREET FLOODING AT 6TH AND PARK AVENUE.

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SCHAFFNER