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 Aug 14, 9:35 AM MST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-142245- AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 935 AM MST SUN AUG 14 2005 SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION .SYNOPSIS... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA IS MOVING NORTH TOWARD ARIZONA TODAY...AND WILL MOVE ONLY VERY SLOWLY NORTH OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA TONIGHT. THE RESULT WILL BE AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH SOME VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST AND EAST OF PHOENIX EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY. STRONG...GUSTY...DAMAGING WINDS AND ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG WITH DESERT BLOWING DUST. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTH WITH SHOWERS DECREASING FROM THE SOUTH BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. DRIER AIR FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL BRING MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARMER DAYS TO MOST OF THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. && .DISCUSSION... THE FLOW ALOFT IS BECOMING EVEN MORE DYNAMICAL TODAY AS A COUPLE OF SHORTWAVE FEATURES APPROACH THE AREA. THE FORMER UPPER LEVEL CENTRAL BAJA CA CUTOFF LOW WAS MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST AZ THIS MORNING...WHILE A LARGE PACIFIC TROF WILL APPROACH SOUTHERN CA LATER IN THE DAY. A SORT OF ONE TWO PUNCH SO TO SPEAK FOR OUR AZ FORECAST ZONES IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL AZ. LET US EXPLAIN. THE FORMER BAJA CA CUTOFF LOW WAS MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST AZ (BEST SEEN IN THE VAPOR IMAGERY)...AND ADVECTING A MUCH HIGHER 700-500 MB THETA-E AIRMASS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AZ. INCREASING JET DYNAMICS ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD OF AZ TODAY WILL PROVIDE A GOOD SHOWER THUNDERSTORM ENVIRONMENT TO MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AZ TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ON THE UPSWING THIS MORNING IN PINAL AND EASTERN MARICOPA COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX...WITH MASSIVE STORMS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN IN SOUTHEAST AZ AT 16Z. THE MAIN WEATHER THREAT AGAIN WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WE MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MARICOPA...PINAL...AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTIES LATER IN THE DAY. AS THE AIRMASS IN PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL AZ BECOMES NEARLY SATURATED LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING...THE PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING TOWARD SOUTHERN CA WILL SPREAD AND INCREASINGLY BROAD DIFLUENT UPPER LEVEL FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF AZ TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING TO CONTINUE THE RAIN CHANCES OVERNIGHT. DRYING AND A MORE STABLE AIRMASS FOLLOWS LATER MONDAY ...TUESDAY... AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS. FORECASTS WERE ALREADY UPDATED EARLIER THIS MORNING. SINCE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS ISOLATED IN MARICOPA AND PINAL COUNTIES AT 16Z...AND DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT...WE WILL CONTINUE KEEP THE CHANCE FOR SHOWER WORDING INTACT. FORECASTS LOOK FOR NOW. && .AVIATION... DISCUSSION FOR 18Z TAFS. TAFS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE STORM ACTIVITY WITHIN NEXT 12 HOURS ARE KIWA AND KPHX. AFTER INITIAL AREA OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS PASSES...IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THERE MAY BE SOMEWHAT OF A LULL IN ACTIVITY AROUND THE PHOENIX METRO AREA DURING MIDDAY AND PART OF THE AFTERNOON. THEN VIGOROUS STORM ACTIVITY IS ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON OVER PINAL AND GILA COUNTIES. HOW MUCH WILL SPILL INTO THE METRO AREA IS UNCERTAIN...BUT THERE IS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS PASSING DIRECTLY OVER KPHX AND KIWA BETWEEN 23Z-06Z. SEE TAFS PHXTAFPHX...PHXTAFIWA...PHXTAFYUM...LAXTAFBLH...LAXTAFIPL FOR DETAILS. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS. && .PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AZ...NONE. CA...NONE. && NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX VASQUEZ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 602 AM MST SUN AUG 14 2005 AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-150100- GREATER PHOENIX AREA-IMPERIAL COUNTY-JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK/JTNP/- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- 602 AM MST (602 AM PDT) SUN AUG 14 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA IS MOVING TOWARD ARIZONA TODAY AND WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MAINLY TO SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH AN INCREASING POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST AND EAST OF PHOENIX EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY WHERE MUDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. STRONG GUSTY DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS...AS WELL AS BLOWING DESERT DUST WITH A SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY. IF YOU GET CAUGHT IN A DUST STORM...PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE...PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK...TURN YOUR LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF...AND TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED ROADS EVEN IF YOU THINK IT IS ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER. THE DEPTH OF THE WATER MAY BE GREATER THAN YOU THINK...AND RUNNING WATER HAS GREAT FORCE. TURN AROUND AND FIND A SAFE WAY TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE FROM THE SOUTH BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...ROADS MAY STILL BE FLOODED WITH WATER RUNNING IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND CREEKS MAINLY IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ELLIS
The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:59 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
As many as 12 electric utility power poles were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds. The storm winds also damaged the roof of the Paloma school building, and toppled a large tree onto a house.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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