1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 8, 8:45 AM MST, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier.
NORTHERN ARIZONA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 845 AM MST SUN JUL 08 2001 SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD MOISTURE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. EXPECT THE PATTERN OF MAINLY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA INTO MIDWEEK. DISCUSSION...DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE CWA AS RIDGE TO OUR EAST...AND WK TROUGH TO OUR WEST KEEPS CONVEYOR BELT OF MOISTURE STREAMING ACROSS THE AREA. 12Z FGZ SOUNDING...AS WELL AS THOSE FROM SURROUNDING SITES INDICATE THAT THE ATMOSPHERE HAS DESTABILIZED SLIGHTLY OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. IN ADDITION...WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN PW VALUES BY A COUPLE OF TENTHS OF AN INCH. A WK WV WAS DISCERNIBLE ON WV IMAGERY PUSHING ACROSS EASTERN AND CENTRAL AZ THIS MORNING AND WILL BRING SOME WK UPLIFT MECHANISMS INTO PLAY. THUS... THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY A GOOD BET TODAY. ACT SHOULD BE A LITTLE MORE WIDESPREAD THAN YSTDYS ACT. WILL ISSUE 1ST PD UPDATE SHORTLY BRING AREAL QUALIFIERS TO 1ST PD. MCGRATH .FGZ...NONE.
AZZ004>018-037>040-081930- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 930 AM MST SUN JUL 08 2001 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY... A DEEP PLUME OF MONSOON MOISTURE WITH DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA HAS DESTABILIZED SLIGHTLY OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. AS A RESULT...MORE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN ARIZONA WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY. DUE TO THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE...SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL. EXPECT STREAMS AND WASHES IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS THAT ARE NORMALLY DRY TO FLOW WITH WATER. SPOTTER REPORTS OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD BE RELAYED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$ MCGRATH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm outflow caused a 60 MPH wind gust at the Meteor Crater visitor center.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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