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 5, 9:10 AM MST, 5 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-060000- AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 910 AM MST FRI AUG 5 2005 .SYNOPSIS... RELATIVE HUMIDITY REMAINS HIGH TOADY WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TO HEAT UP THE DESERTS. ABUNDANT MONSOON MOISTURE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR MAINLY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH NEXT WEEK. && .DISCUSSION... LARGE HIGH OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO EXTENDS A PRONOUNCED WEST TO EAST RIDGE...FM NRN AZ TO OKLAHOMA. A TROPICAL LOW/EASTERLY WAVE FEATURE MOVING WESTWARD ACRS NRN OLD MEXICO-SOUTHERN AZ TODAY. MID LVL SOUTHEASTERLY DIFLUENT FLOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS S CNTRAL AZ TO THE LWR CO RIVER. 12Z PSR SOUNDING IS LOADED WITH A MIXED OUT MW OF ABOUT 10.0...PW OF 1.59...AND A CAPE OF 1350 J/KG. SPC MESOSCALE ANAL HAS SRN AZ AS ONE OF THE THREE AREAS OF INTEREST TODAY...WE AGREE. CVCTV DEBRIS...RESIDUAL MSTR FROM LAST NIGHTS ACTVTY...HAS MOVED W OF S CNTRL AZ SO SFC HEATING IS UNDERWAY. AFTN MAY STILL BE RATHER QUIET...HOWEVER THIS EVENING CD BE FAIRLY ACTIVE...ESPECIALLY IF LARGE OUTFLOWS FROM DISTANT STORMS CAN KICK THE NEAR SFC LYR JUICED PARCEL UP TO THE LOWERING LFC. THOUGHTS FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...THE 300/250 MB HIGH CENTER AND TWO PASSING INVERTED TROFS ACROSS SOUTHERN AZ/NORTHWEST MEXICO THIS EVENING AND AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING...AND THE ABUNDANT LOWER TROP MOISTURE...LEADS TO A CHANCE FOR LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AZ. THESE PASSING INVERTED TROFS MOVING WEST INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF CA TODAY AND SATURDAY SHOULD ALSO CREATE UPPER LEVEL DEFORMATION OR WEAKNESS THAT COULD SUPPORT TALL CONVECTION OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CA AND SOUTHWEST AZ...MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS...GIVEN THE HIGH THETA-E VALUES. RATHER HIGH THETA-E VALUES FORECAST INTO NEXT WEEK...WITH A SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL PERTURBATIONS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH FROM TIME TO TIME ...WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PINPOINTING THE EXACT LOCATION FOR THE HIGHEST THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL BE ELUSIVE DUE TO OUR INABILITY TO PROJECT WHEN...WHERE... AND HOW STRONG CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL DEVELOP AND MERGE OVER THE FORECAST AREA. && .AVIATION... DISCUSSION FOR 18Z TAFS. LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TSTM OUTFLOWS ASSOCD WITH STRONG CONVECTION LIKELY TO SPREAD WWD. MVFR CONDS DUE TO LOWER VSBYS ASSOCD WITH WINDS PSBLY OVER 40 KTS. MAY ADJUST CIGS LOWER AS WELL FOR KPHX/KIWA WITH BKN-OVC 4K TO 5K FT INVOF TSTMS. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS. && .PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AZ...NONE. CA...NONE. RUNYAN/SIPPLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 625 AM MST FRI AUG 5 2005 AZZ020>023-025>028-CAZ031>033-060700- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- 625 AM PDT FRI AUG 5 2005 /625 AM MST FRI AUG 5 2005/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...NOT TO INCLUDE THE HIGHER TERRAIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A CHANCE FOR MAINLY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY VERY LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE WEATHER PATTERN THIS WEEKEND THROUGH NEXT WEEK. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT ANY DAY...WITH FLASH FLOODING AGAIN THE MAIN THREAT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AZZ024-060700- SOUTHERN GILA/TONTO NF FOOTHILLS- 625 AM MST FRI AUG 5 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY VERY LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE WEATHER PATTERN THIS WEEKEND THROUGH NEXT WEEK. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT ANY DAY...WITH FLASH FLOODING AGAIN THE MAIN THREAT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ030-060700- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- 625 AM PDT FRI AUG 5 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A CHANCE FOR MAINLY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY VERY LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE WEATHER PATTERN THIS WEEKEND THROUGH NEXT WEEK. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT ANY DAY...WITH FLASH FLOODING AGAIN THE MAIN THREAT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
The Yuma radar (KYUX), 179 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:17 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorms with heavy rain and damaging winds moved east across the northern portion of the county. Winds blew down 6 utility power poles.
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