1 debris flow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 8, 10:30 AM MST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF 1030 AM MST MON NOV 08 2004 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG AND WET PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA TODAY PRODUCING WIDESPREAD RAIN OVER THE REGION...AND SNOW OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE STATE ON TUESDAY WITH DRIER AND SLIGHT WEATHER WEATHER FOR MID WEEK. ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY AND LINGER INTO THE WEEKEND. && .DISCUSSION...NORTH SOUTH BAND OF SHOWERS CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN YAVAPAI COUNTY AND CENTRAL COCONINO COUNTY THIS MORNING. AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATE MANY STREAMS CONTINUE TO RISE SO HAVE ISSUED SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THESE LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY. IN ADDITION...THE STORMS IN THIS BAND ARE QUITE STRONG AND WITH THE LARGE SHEAR AND HELICITY PRESENT ARE SHOWING ROTATION. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR POSSIBILITY OF A FEW STORMS BECOMING MARGINALLY SEVERE LATER THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE SNOW LEVELS REMAIN QUITE HIGH SOMEWHERE AROUND 9500 FEET OR HIGHER. EXPECT THE SNOW LEVELS TO FALL QUICKLY ONCE THE COLD CORE OF THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE STATE LATER TODAY. DB && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST TODAY FOR ZONES 8/15/18/37/38. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 600 AM MST MON NOV 8 2004 AZZ004>018-037>040-091400- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-KAIBAB PLATEAU-COCONINO PLATEAU- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- BLACK MESA AREA-LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- 600 AM MST MON NOV 8 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY ...NORTHERN GILA COUNTY AND THE MOGOLLON RIM. SEE PHXFFAFGZ FOR DETAILS. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA THE RAIN WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH...ABOVE 9000 FEET...THIS MORNING AND THEN BEGIN TO FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON TO AROUND 7000 FEET. SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 3 INCHES...IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7500 FEET THIS BY THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 debris flow. Local standard time, as filed.
Department of Public Saftey reported a rock slide on I-17 near Bumble Bee (Mile post 225). Heavy rain was observed in the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5428959.