Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
415 AM MST MON AUG 31 2015

.SYNOPSIS...EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. SOME STORMS TODAY MAY CONTAIN LARGE HAIL
AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...AS WELL AS DAMAGING WINDS. STORM ACTIVITY
WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH WESTERN YAVAPAI AND
COCONINO COUNTIES LIKELY DRYING OUT.

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.DISCUSSION...LITTLE HAS BEEN DONE TO SCOUR OUT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
OVERNIGHT...EXCEPT ALONG THE FAR WESTERN BORDERS OF THE CWA. ANOTHER
ACTIVE DAY IS EXPECTED TODAY...PERHAPS EVEN MORE SO THAN SUNDAY.
THIS IS DUE A WEAK S/WV OVER SOCAL THAT WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON...COURTESY OF A MID-LEVEL JET SEEN ON WATER
VAPOR IN THE SAME AREA. THIS WILL PROVIDE MORE THAN ENOUGH DYNAMICS
AND COOLING ALOFT TO ACT ON OUR PRE-EXISTING MOISTURE OVER CENTRAL
AND EASTERN ARIZONA. MODEL SOUNDING PROFILES INDICATE A BIT MORE
SHEAR AND CAPE FROM SUNDAY...SO FAIRLY WIDESPREAD COVERAGE IS
EXPECTED...WITH A FEW SEVERE STORMS.

MODELS CONTINUE TO INSIST THAT DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR WILL PUSH
EAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEK. HOWEVER...TRENDS INDICATE
THAT TUESDAY WILL LIKELY BE MORE ACTIVE FROM WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY
THOUGHT AND THE DRYING TREND WILL LIKELY BE STUBBORN TO MOVE EAST.
EVENTUALLY...AS A STRONG EARLY SEASON TROUGH PUSHES INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST...THE DRIER AIR MAY WIN OUT. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE IS
DECREASING ON THIS...POPS MAY NEED TO BE RAISED LATER THIS WEEK.

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.AVIATION...FOR THE 12Z PACKAGE...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH HELPS
TO CONVECT THE AIR MASS. IFR CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR THE STRONGER
STORMS WITH THREATS OF LARGE HAIL...LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...ALONG
WITH ERRATIC AND GUSTY SURFACE WINDS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. AVIATION
DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR TAF AMENDMENTS.

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

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PUBLIC...PETERSON
AVIATION...BOHLIN

FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT
WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
535 AM MST MON AUG 31 2015

AZZ004>018-037>040-010245-
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-
535 AM MST MON AUG 31 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ANOTHER ACTIVE DAY IS EXPECTED TODAY AS MOISTURE REMAINS OVER
MUCH OF THE REGION. A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE AREA WILL PROVIDE SOME
WIND SHEAR AND INCREASED INSTABILITY...WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE
THREAT FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS.

PRIMARY THREATS TODAY WILL BE HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY THUNDERSTORM
WINDS TO 50 MPH... LIGHTNING AND ISOLATED DAMAGING HAIL. STORM
MOTION WILL BE TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

AN ACTIVE DAY IS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER
THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE AREA. DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW
WILL DEVELOP LATER NEXT WEEK...WITH STORM COVERAGE SLOWLY SHIFTING
EAST TOWARD THE NEW MEXICO BORDER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
733 AM MST MON AUG 31 2015

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

1030 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHINO VALLEY            34.76N 112.45W
08/30/2015                   YAVAPAI            AZ   OTHER FEDERAL

            STRONG WINDS CAUSED MATURE COTTONWOOD TREE TO FALL
            DOWN.

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EVENT NUMBER FGZ1500130

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
823 AM MST MON AUG 31 2015

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

0530 PM     FLOOD            9 SE HOUSE ROCK         36.64N 111.93W
08/30/2015                   COCONINO           AZ   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER FLOWING OVER
            SR-89A NEAR MILE MARKER 556.

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EVENT NUMBER FGZ1500131

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