2 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 3, 4:05 PM MST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-040545- SOUTHWEST ARIZONA/SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 405 PM MST TUE JUL 3 2001 .SYNOPSIS... A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT...CENTERED OVER THE GREAT BASIN ...WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD THIS WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW BRINGING MORE MOISTURE TO BOTH SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA. A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL CAN BE EXPECTED...AS THE AIR BECOMES MORE MOIST. IT WILL...HOWEVER...TEND TO MODERATE THE DAYTIME TEMPERATURES DOWN TO MORE NORMAL LEVELS BY MID WEEK. .DISCUSSION... AFTERNOON CONVECTION TAKING A SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL PATTEN WITH MORE ACTIVITY OVER YAVAPAI AND MOHAVE COUNTIES THAN IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. MEANWHILE ZONE 28 GETTING DOWNBURST STORMS DESPITE MODEST APPEARANCE ON RADAR. LARGE STORM NORTH OF ZONE 24 A LATE BLOOMER WHICH MAY HELP TO BRING STORM THREAT TO PHOENIX METRO AREA. ZONE 21 HAS A BETTER THREAT GIVEN YAVAPAI/MOHAVE ACTIVITY AND STEERING FLOW. WITH APPROACHING INVERTED TROUGH AND SHIFT TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW... LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE CWA WILL BE ON THE INCREASE. TEMPS WILL BE ON THE DECREASE BUT EXPECT TOMORROW TO STILL BE QUITE WARM WITH MORE COOLING THURSDAY. TONIGHTS STORMS WILL BE STRICTLY WIND PRODUCERS...BUT BY THURSDAY THEY WILL TRANSITION TO PRECIP PRODUCERS. WITH MORE CAPE THOUGH THERE WILL STILL BE SEVERE WIND THREAT WITH SOME OF THE STORMS THURSDAY. IN THE EXTENDED...MRF AND ECMWF SHOW WESTERLIES TRYING TO INTRUDE FOR DRYING FROM THE WEST. ONLY WESTERN ZONES ARE LIKELY TO DRY OUT. HOWEVER...IN THE LATTER PART OF THE EXTENDED...THE HIGH CENTER SHIFTS WESTWARD WHICH MIGHT LEAD TO REINTRODUCTION OF MOISTURE INTO WESTERN CWA BY TUESDAY. NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH IN THAT SCENARIO TO REINTRODUCE STORM POSSIBILITIES. JAMISON
The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:45 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds damaged trees tearing off branches along Bell Road from Grand Ave to McMicken Dam, and a tree downed on Parkview Place south of Grand. Electrical power disrupted to homes in Happy Trails and Arizona Traditions.
Winds gusted to 63 mph at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arizona in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, July 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5257923, 5257922.