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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2013, 3:47 PM MST for Coconino County, Gila County, Navajo County, Arizona. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2013, 3:47 PM MST (22:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2013, 4:15 PM MST
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Flagstaff, AZ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Coconino County, AZ, Gila County, AZ, Navajo County, AZ
The radar
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 10, 10:25 AM MST, 5 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 10:25 AM MST, 5 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1025 AM MST WED JUL 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE TO THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. && .DISCUSSION...A MAJOR MCS ALONG THE ARIZONA/NEW MEXICO BORDER OVERNIGHT PUSHED DEEPER MOISTURE NORTH AND WEST INTO THE REGION WITH A MOISTURE-RICH BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE ALMOST TO THE UTAH BORDER. MODIFIED SOUNDINGS FOR TODAY INDICATE 500-800 J/KG CAPE BY THIS AFTERNOON...PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM. DEBRIS CLOUD AND A COOLER SURFACE WILL DELAY THE ONSET OF CONVECTION...BUT INITIATION IS ABOUT READY OVER THE WHITES AND THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM. STORM MOTION TODAY WILL DRIVE STORMS TO THE SOUTHWEST OF HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH ANOTHER COMPLEX POSSIBLE OVER THE DESERTS TONIGHT. THIS MAY ENHANCE NOCTURNAL CONVECTION...ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST OF FLAGSTAFF. THIS RICH MOISTURE ENVIRONMENT WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. CURRENT PRODUCTS LOOK GOOD AND NO UPDATES ARE NEEDED. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 18Z PACKAGE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WITH INCREASING MONSOON MOISTURE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA...DIMINISHING AFTER 03Z. EXPECT MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS NEAR STORMS WITH ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FIRE WEATHER...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES THIS WEEK. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WILL STREAM NORTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY AND THURSDAY...WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL. FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...AMPLE MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN NEAR NORMAL. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && PUBLIC.........PETERSON AVIATION.......BOHLIN FIRE WEATHER...BOHLIN FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 1:32 PM MST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 132 PM MST WED JUL 10 2013 AZZ014-017-102100- NAVAJO AZ-APACHE AZ- 132 PM MST WED JUL 10 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHWESTERN APACHE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NAVAJO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA UNTIL 200 PM MST AT 129 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THAT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM VERNON...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS NORTH OF VERNON IN SOUTHWESTERN APACHE COUNTY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA AND STORMS APPROACH...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY PONDING ON SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. IN HEAVY RAINFALL SLOW DOWN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING...AND LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOURSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3418 10989 3440 10979 3428 10959 3412 10970 TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 122DEG 15KT 3424 10972 TC
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 1:47 PM MST, 2 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 147 PM MST WED JUL 10 2013 AZZ014-017-102100- NAVAJO AZ-APACHE AZ- 147 PM MST WED JUL 10 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHWESTERN APACHE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NAVAJO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA UNTIL 200 PM MST AT 140 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THAT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR VERNON...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE FROM PEA TO DIME IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM IS ALSO PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND LIKELY IS PRODUCING PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS IN AND AROUND VERNON. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS IN AND AROUND VERNON IN SOUTHWESTERN APACHE COUNTY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA AND STORMS APPROACH...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY PONDING ON SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. IN HEAVY RAINFALL SLOW DOWN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING...AND LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOURSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3418 10989 3440 10979 3428 10959 3412 10970 TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 122DEG 15KT 3424 10972 TC
Local storm report, Jul 10, 3:31 PM MST, 16 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 1:32 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | FGZ | 28 min | |
| Jul 10, 1:47 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | FGZ | 13 min | |
| Jul 10, 3:14 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGZ | Navajo | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 3:36 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | FGZ | Navajo | 114 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.