1 hail, 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 Aug 2, 3:05 PM MST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 305 PM MST TUE AUG 2 2005 .SYNOPSIS...MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS ARIZONA UNDER SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE DAILY CYCLE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. && .DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. SPECIAL 18Z KFGZ UPPER-AIR SOUNDING STILL EXHIBITING FAVORABLE INSTABILITY THROUGH A DEEP MOIST LAYER. MODELS ALSO HINTING AT SOME FAVORABLE BUT WEAK JET DYNAMICS FOR NORTHWEST AZ. AFTER A DOWNTURN IN ACTIVITY OVERNIGHT...LOOKING FOR INCREASING THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...THE CENTER OF THE 500MB HIGH REMAINS TO THE EAST OF THE 4 CORNERS REGION...OVER THE GREAT PLAINS OF EASTERN COLORADO AND WESTERN KANSAS. GFS MODEL FORECASTS ARE CONSISTENT IN KEEPING THIS FEATURE IN THE SAME GENERAL VICINITY FOR THE NEXT 48 HRS...WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING EXTENDING WESTWARD AND ENVELOPING MOST OF THE WESTERN U.S. BY THE END OF THE WEEK. FOR NOW...DO NOT ANTICIPATE THIS FEATURE...OR THE EASTERLY WAVE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO...TO SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE THE MOIST AIRMASS SITTING ACROSS THE STATE. SO...THE DAILY MENTION OF PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL LIKELY CONTINUE WITH DEJA VU LIKE FREQUENCY THROUGH THE END OF THE 7-DAY FORECAST PERIOD. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL NORMS. && .AVIATION...FOR 00Z PACKAGE...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND 03Z...THEN DECREASE TO ISOLATED COVERAGE. MOISTURE IS PLENTIFUL OVER THE AREA...SO EXPECT CEILINGS DOWN TO 1-2K FT AGL...VISIBILITY BRIEFLY BELOW 1 MILE...AND SMALL HAIL WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS THROUGH 03Z WILL BE MAINLY WEST OF A LINE FROM 4-CORNERS TO FLAGSTAFF TO SHOW LOW. SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN BY AROUND 18Z WEDNESDAY. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && KD/JJ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1000 AM MST TUE AUG 2 2005 AZZ004>018-037>040-030700- 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 2 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...INITIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN REGIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINS IN THE LAST TWO DAYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE. LOOK FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINS WITH SOME STORMS WILL MAINTAIN THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
456 PM MST TUE AUG 02 2005
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0325 PM HAIL PAYSON 34.24N 111.33W
08/02/2005 1.00 INCH GILA AZ LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL REPORTED ON SOUTH SIDE OF PAYSON
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JJThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Quarter to Golf ball sized (1 to 1 3/4 inch diameter) hail fell in Cordes Junction.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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