1 flash flood, 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 Aug 13, 2:30 PM MST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 230 PM MST SAT AUG 13 2005 .SYNOPSIS...AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AS THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS MOIST AND UNSTABLE. THEN DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO ARIZONA ON TUESDAY WITH A DECREASE IN STORM ACTIVITY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. && .DISCUSSION...MAIN AREA OF CONVECTION TODAY FIRED UNDER THE THETA-E AXIS ALONG THE RIM AND WHITES...WITH THE STORMS DRIFTING INTO THE LCR. LOTS OF SMALL HAIL REPORTED AND A FEW HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH THE STORMS. EXPECT THE MODERATE MONSOON PATTERN TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. SEE LITTLE CHANGE IN THE SOUNDING MOISTURE PROFILES WITH PWS REMAINING HIGH. TOMORROW LARGE AREA OF UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE PROGGED OVER THE MUCH OF THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CWA. SHOULD BE ANOTHER STORMY DAY ACROSS THE AREA. A PERSISTENT AND DEEPENING TROF OVER CA NEXT WEEK WILL BRING A DRIER SW FLOW TO THE STATE. THE MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN SHOWING DRYING AT THE MID TO UPPER LEVELS. HOWEVER... LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE AFTERNOON CU OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND FUEL ISOLATED AFTERNOON CONVECTION. BY THE END OF THE WEEK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE STATE FROM THE EAST. THE FLOW TURN SOUTHERLY AGAIN TAPPING THE MOISTURE POOL OVER OLE MEXICO. WITH THIS SCENARIO COULD SEE A RETURN OF THE MONSOON NEXT WEEKEND. DF && .AVIATION...FOR 00Z PACKAGE...TAFS AND TWEBS ADEQUATELY DEPICT CURRENT WEATHER. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
PHXWRKHWO DDHHMM HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1000 AM MST SAT AUG 13 2005 AZZ004>018-037>040-140700- 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- 1000 AM MST SAT AUG 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THE AIR MASS OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA REMAINS VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE. WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY NOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE MOST INTENSE ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOGOLLON RIM...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...AND THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY UP TO THE FOUR CORNERS AREA. SOME OF THE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS. THE GROUND ACROSS THE REGION IS NEAR SATURATION FROM THE STORMS THIS WEEK. THE MAIN THREAT FROM TODAYS STORMS WILL BE LOCALIZED STREAM AND FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. BY TUESDAY DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE STATE...LEADING TO AN OVERALL DECREASE IN THE DAILY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 24 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:16 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash flooding began along the East Verde River near Whispering Pines around 415 PM MST. The river came up five feet and flowed over the bridges on Houston Mesa Road. Big logs were seen floating down the river.
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