1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 14, 2:45 PM MST, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.
AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-152345- SOUTHWEST ARIZONA/SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 245 PM MST SAT JUL 14 2001 .SYNOPSIS... A LARGE PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BECOME STATIONARY ALONG THE WEST COAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. AS A RESULT...MORE STABLE AND DRIER SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...TO PROVIDE A BREAK IN THE MONSOON. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO FORECAST FOR THE REGION...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES FALLING A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. A RETURN OF MONSOON MOISTURE IS POSSIBLE BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK. .DISCUSSION... UPPER FORCING FROM THE PASSING SHORTWAVE THIS MORNING HAS MOSTLY ENDED THE THREATS FOR CONVECTION ON THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL AZ DESERTS...EXCEPT FOR ONE LITTLE NUISANCE STORM ANCHORED OVER THE MARICOPA MOUNTAINS JUST EAST OF GILA BEND...AND A FEW STORMS OVER OUR MOUNTAINOUS ZONE 24. AS THE LARGE PACIFIC TROF MOVES ONTO THE WEST COAST...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY. OUR CWA WILL SIT UNDER THE ANTI-CYCLONIC SHEAR/STABLE SIDE OF THE 300/250 MB JET MAX FORECAST TO BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY FROM SOUTHERN CA TO NORTHWEST ARIZONA. ALSO...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO THIN EACH DAY AS 700 MB WINDS BECOME SUSTAINED 15-20 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...LIGHTER TUESDAY. ONE CAVEAT THOUGH. PLOT DATA...AS WELL AS VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWED A VERY LARGE INVERTED TROF MOVING ONTO THE EAST CENTRAL MEXICAN COAST. THIS FEATURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE UP THE BAJA COAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY TO RENEW LARGE CONVECTIVE THREATS OVER NORTHWEST MEXICO...JUST SOUTH OF SOUTHEAST AZ. THIS MEXICAN CONVECTION WILL LIKELY EXTEND INTO FAR SOUTHEAST AZ LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE OUTFLOWS PUSHING MOISTURE BACK INTO SOUTHERN AZ...AND POSSIBLY VIA A SURGE UP THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST AZ. THATS THE CAVEAT... PARTICULARLY MONDAY EVENING. FOR NOW WE WILL GO WITH A DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY FORECAST SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA. THIS DUE TO THINNING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND UNFAVORABLE WINDS ALOFT. THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL BE DRY AS WELL...OR UNTIL WE CAN ASCERTAIN POSSIBLE EFFECTS ON OUR CWA FROM THE MEXICAN INVERTED TROF. VASQUEZ
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds blew sheds and trees down while damaging several homes in the area.
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Every storm in Arizona in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, July 2001
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