Flash Flood Warning 24, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

673 
WGUS75 KFGZ 260236
FFSFGZ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
736 PM MST TUE AUG 25 2015

AZC007-260300-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GILA-
736 PM MST TUE AUG 25 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MST FOR
WEST CENTRAL GILA COUNTY...

AT 730 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF DOPPLER RADAR 
INDICATED THAT RAINFALL HAD ENDED AROUND RYE AND JAKES CORNER IN 
WEST CENTRAL GILA COUNTY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER A LARGE 
AREA AND FLOODING IS STILL LIKELY OCCURRING. THE GILA COUNTY SHERIFF 
IN PAYSON REPORTED WATER FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 188 AT MILE MARKER 
268.9...WHICH IS SOUTH OF JAKES CORNER.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GISELA...JAKES CORNER...RYE AND DEER CREEK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 3382 11117 3390 11126 3397 11141 3412 11141
      3414 11131 3410 11121

$$

164 
WGUS75 KFGZ 260302
FFSFGZ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
802 PM MST TUE AUG 25 2015

AZC007-260310-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.FF.W.0024.000000T0000Z-150826T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GILA-
802 PM MST TUE AUG 25 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL GILA COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...

RAINFALL HAS ENDED IN THE AREA AND SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 
IS NOT EXPECTED. WATER LEVELS IN TONTO CREEK AND OTHER AREA CREEKS 
AND WASHES SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECEDE THIS EVENING. PLEASE CONTINUE 
TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3382 11117 3390 11126 3397 11141 3412 11141
      3414 11131 3410 11121

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
345 PM MST TUE AUG 25 2015

.SYNOPSIS...DEEPER MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS
ARIZONA THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BRINGING AN INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY. SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WITH LOCALIZED
FLOODING...HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. LOOK FOR A DECREASE IN STORM
COVERAGE TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&
.DISCUSSION...THE STRONGEST STORMS TODAY HAVE FORMED IN AN AREA FROM
SOUTHEAST OF FLAGSTAFF TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS TO NORTHEAST OF
FLAGSTAFF TO NEAR WINDOW ROCK THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS ARE
GENERALLY MOVING NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT AROUND 15 MPH. A BREAK IN THE
CLOUDS OVER CENTRAL ARIZONA INTO YAVAPAI COUNTY WILL LIKELY HELP
TRIGGER STORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CONVECTION ACROSS
SOUTHERN ARIZONA FROM NEAR AJO TO THE NEW MEXICO BOARDER MAY
CONTINUE MOVE NORTHWARD AND CONTINUE WELL INTO THE NIGHT INTO AREAS
WHERE THE SURFACE HEATING IS BUILDING CAPE. BOTTOM LINE...THERE
COULD WELL BE SOME STRONG STORMS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT ACROSS
NORTHERN ARIZONA TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER YAVAPAI COUNTY.

MOISTURE LEVELS REMAIN ELEVATED WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED.

THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...THE RIDGE SHIFT SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF
OUR AREA WITH A DRIER AIR MASS AFFECTING AREAS NORTHWEST OF
FLAGSTAFF. ENOUGH MOISTURE IS NOW FORECAST TO LINGER OVER CENTRAL
AND EASTERN ARIZONA FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS
AND STORMS MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. POP VALUES WERE RAISED
FOR THIS TIME PERIOD WITH THIS MORNINGS PACKAGE.

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE 00Z PACKAGE...SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA WITH PERIODS OF MVFR/IFR
CONDITIONS IN HEAVY RAIN AND LOW CEILINGS. IN ADDITION...ERRATIC
SURFACE WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
VICINITY OF THE STRONGEST STORMS. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED
FOR TAF AMENDMENTS.

&&

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

&&

PUBLIC...MAS/JJ
AVIATION...MCCOLLUM

FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT
WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
525 AM MST TUE AUG 25 2015

AZZ004>018-037>040-260400-
KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-
COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-
OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-BLACK MESA AREA-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
525 AM MST TUE AUG 25 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...
NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN
ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

INCREASING MONSOON MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA.
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING...HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

DEEP MOISTURE WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER
ROUND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOCALIZED FLOODING
WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT...THOUGH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN THUNDERSTORM CHANCES IS FORECAST
FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING 1-888-745-1637.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
124 PM MST TUE AUG 25 2015

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

0113 PM     HEAVY RAIN       10 SW CONCHO            34.37N 109.73W
08/25/2015  M1.00 INCH       APACHE             AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER MEASURED 1.00 INCH OF RAIN IN HALF AN HOUR

&&

EVENT NUMBER FGZ1500127

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