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Flood Watch 3, NWS Phoenix, AZ

August 4, 2007

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this flood watch at Aug 4, 2007, 4:02 PM MST. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 4, 2007, 4:02 PM MST (23:02 UTC)
Expired
Aug 4, 2007, 9:00 PM MST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ
Flood severity
None

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this 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 flood watch went out at Aug 4, 3:40 PM MST, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 3:40 PM MST, 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 5:33 AM MST, 10 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
533 AM MST SAT AUG 4 2007

AZZ024-051300-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
533 AM MST SAT AUG 4 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

EXPECT SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FLASH FLOOD...WILL BE THE
PRINCIPAL HAZARD. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
STRONGEST STORMS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR EACH
DAY THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF A FLASH FLOOD...WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL HAZARD. DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGEST STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

AZZ022-023-027-028-051300-
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
533 AM MST SAT AUG 4 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
SCATTERED STORMS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF A FLASH FLOOD...WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL HAZARD...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN MARICOPA
COUNTY AS WELL AS NORTH-CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGEST STORMS...MAINLY OVER THE LOWER
DESERT. GUSTY WINDS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE LOCAL AREAS OF
DENSE BLOWING DUST OVER THE LOWER DESERT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
A BETTER CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL EXIST MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH
FLOODING...WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL HAZARD...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT.
STRONG TO DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
STRONGEST STORMS...AND GUSTY WINDS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE
LOCAL AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST OVER THE LOWER DESERT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ031-051300-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
533 AM MST SAT AUG 4 2007 /533 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2007/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH THE POSSIBILITY
OF A FLASH FLOOD...WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL HAZARD. DAMAGING STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGEST STORMS. GUSTY WINDS MAY BE
SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE LOCAL AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MOST OF THE AREA
SUNDAY...AND MAINLY EAST OF THE COLORADO RIVER MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FLASH FLOOD...WILL
BE THE PRINCIPAL HAZARD. IN ADDITION...DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE WITH STRONGEST STORMS. GUSTY WINDS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO
GENERATE LOCAL AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

DG

The office that day

Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 3, 7:02 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSRGila3 hr

Nearby

Flood Watches in Arizona, 2007Every flood watch in 2007

Sources

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