1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 17, 1:45 PM MST, 5 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 145 PM MST WED AUG 17 2005 .SYNOPSIS...THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL START TO PICK UP AGAIN ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH A SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNING TO THE AREA. && .DISCUSSION...12Z KTUS SOUNDING SHOWING MOISTURE UP A LITTLE WITH PW AT 1.38 INCHES AND MOISTURE DEEPENING BACK UP PAST H6. CONSISTENT WITH GOES SOUNDER ESTIMATES. JUST IN TIME AS SURFACE DEWPTS HAVE SLIPPED INTO THE 50S. FLOW TRENDING BACK TOWARD SOUTHERLY DOMINANCE AGAIN...AFTER A FEW DAYS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. COMPLEX OVER NORTHERN SONORA PUSHED SOME OUTFLOW THROUGH PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA OVERNIGHT. SHOULD BE BACK TO AT LEAST A LOW END SCATTERED COVERAGE FROM TUCSON EAST AND SOUTH. WITH A SOUTHERLY IMPULSE ROTATING AROUND THE NEW HIGH POSITION AND INTO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WE WILL BE EMPHASIZING CONVECTION FOR THAT PERIOD WITH MAXIMA NEAR 50 PERCENT COVERAGE SPREADING THROUGH COCHISE AND PORTIONS OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES AS WELL AS MENTION OF HEAVY PRECIP. THIS AREA INITIALLY SLOW TO DEVELOP WITH DEBRIS CLOUD BLOCKING MORNING SOLAR INSOLATION. FLOW PROBABLY WONT PERSIST LONG ENOUGH OR PICK UP ENOUGH OF AN EASTERLY COMPONENT TO PUSH DEEP INTO LOWER DESERTS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS (BUT OUTFLOWS COULD HELP). GENERALLY EXPECTING MORE ISOLATED ACTIVITY IN WESTERN AREAS. MAY SEE ANOTHER HALF HEARTED ATTEMPT TO REDUCE MOISTURE THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK AS WE PICK UP ANOTHER WESTERLY INFLUENCE TO THE FLOW UNDER A DEVELOPING TROUGH. && .AVIATION...TAF AND TWEBS ADEQUATELY COVER ALL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AT KTUS. && .TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1130 AM MST WED AUG 17 2005 AZZ019-029>035-181400- NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-COCHISE COUNTY- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- 1130 AM MST WED AUG 17 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ARIZONA .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SYNOPSIS...THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL START TO PICK UP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH A SOUTHERLY FLOW AND DEEPER MOISTURE RETURNING TO THE AREA. DISCUSSION...SOME DEBRIS CLOUD OVER COCHISE COUNTY SLOWING HEATING...OTHERWISE DEEPER MOISTURE HAS MOVED BACK IN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP EASILY OVER THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MOST NUMEROUS NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN EARLY WITH SEVERAL STORMS MOVING INTO LOWER ELEVATIONS AND VALLEYS BY LATE AFTERNOON. COULD SEE SOME ORGANIZATION TO STORMS LATER TODAY...WITH HEAVY RAIN A CONCERN AS A FEW SPOTS SEE SOME STRONGER STORMS GENERATE OVER 1 INCH OF RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN THE RESULTANT SOUTHERLY COMPONENT TO THE FLOW WILL DRAW DEEPER MOISTURE BACK IN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT SIGNS OF ANOTHER TROUGH TRYING TO PUSH MOISTURE BACK OUT EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PLEASE NOTE...THIS PRODUCT IS NOT UPDATED AND SERVES AS JUST AN OUTLOOK FOR THE THUNDERSTORM THREATS IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. PLEASE REFER TO OTHER NWS PRODUCTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION REAL-TIME THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS.
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:45 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The police department in the Town of Bisbee reported that several streets were flooded and impassable, as well as one home impacted by flood waters.
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