1 hail, 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 16, 9:25 AM MST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 925 AM MST TUE AUG 16 2005 .SYNOPSIS...SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WILL BE WORKING ITS WAY ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA DURING THE WEEK. HOWEVER...ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN ARIZONA TO FUEL SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. && .DISCUSSION...MOST AREAS ARE CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR RAPID SURFACE HEATING. CURRENTLY WV IMAGERY IS SHOWING A WELL DEFINED UPPER LOW SPINNING OVER CENTRAL CALIF AND ANOTHER CIRCULATION OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. SOUNDINGS SHOW INCREASED FLOW AND SHEAR INDICATING A BETTER CHANCE OF ORGANIZED CONVECTION TODAY THAN HAS BEEN SEEN IN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. SW FLOW ALOFT BRINGS DRYING TO THE MID/UPPER LEVELS WHILE LOWER LEVELS REMAIN MOIST. SFC DPS ARE PROGD TO REMAIN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. ALSO MODELS INDICATE LITTLE CHANGE IN THE H85/H70 RHS. A WEAK H30 JETS REMAINS OVER THE STATE AS WELL WITH DIV-Q INDICATING WEAK UPWARD FORCING. EXPECT A CHANCE OF DAILY CONVECTION THRU THE WEEK... ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE HIGH PRESSURE CELL TO THE EAST OF AZ EXPANDS OVER THE DESERT THIS WEEKEND. STREAMLINE ANALYSIS SHOWS A RETURN TO SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE ACROSS THE CWA. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 18Z PACKAGE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AND STRONGER UNTIL THE AFTERNOON. COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE WIDELY SCATTERED BY AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH SEVERAL STORMS WILL LIKELY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
PHXWRKHWO DDHHMM HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1000 AM MST TUE AUG 16 2005 AZZ004>018-037>040-170700- 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 TUE AUG 16 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A TROUGH NEAR THE WEST COAST HAS RESULTED IN AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SOME DRYING ALOFT. THE LOWER LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE REMAIN MOIST. CONTINUED INSTABILITY AND INCREASED SHEAR WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL IN SOME STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE THREAT OF FLOODING HAS DECREASED AS THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING FASTER TODAY. HOWEVER...LOCALIZED FLOODING IS STILL POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LOCATIONS THAT HAVE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND THEN SPREAD OVER THE LOWER TERRAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A SLIGHT DRYING TREND IS EXPECT TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEK. ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN... HOWEVER...FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:39 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Penny sized (3/4 inch diameter) hail was reported at the Wupatki National Monument.
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