1 flash flood, 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 9, 2:25 PM MST, 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 225 PM MST TUE AUG 9 2005 .SYNOPSIS...AMPLE MOISTURE OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA WILL CONTINUE TO FUEL AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEK. EXPECT NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH LIGHT WINDS...GUSTY WINDS NEAR STORMS. && .DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORM CLUSTER OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA CONTINUES TO PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WESTERN BORDER OF OUR CWA THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT THAT OUTFLOWS FROM THESE STORMS WILL HELP CONTINUE OTHER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN YAVAPAI COUNTY THIS EVENING. AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF THE MOGOLLON RIM WERE SLOW TO CONVECT TODAY BECAUSE OF THE DEBRIS CLOUDS THIS MORNING. EXPECT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING AS WELL. VERY LITTLE CHANGE IS SEEN FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS AT LEAST...WITH MODERATE TO HIGH GRADE SEASONAL POPS THROUGH THE WORK WEEK. MODELS SUGGEST SOME SLIGHT DRYING ALOFT FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST BEGINNING ON THURSDAY AND INTO NEXT WEEK. HAVE LOWERED POPS SOME FOR LATE THIS WEEK. WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE IF THIS DRYING IS REAL OR NOT. CURRENT SATELLITE PW/S ARE AT LEAST 1.5 INCHES SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF ARIZONA WHERE THE GFS ORIGINATES THIS DRYING. && .AVIATION...FOR 00Z PACKAGE...SCT AFTERNOON SHRA AND TSRA ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING...WITH AREAL COVERAGE OF STORMS DROPPING TO BELOW 15 PERCENT AFTER 04Z. EXPECT SHRA AND TSRA TO REDEVELOP AGAIN TOMORROW BETWEEN 19Z-20Z. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && MAS/CK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1000 AM MST TUE AUG 9 2005 AZZ004>018-037>040-100700- 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 9 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY LEADING TO A THREAT OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT A FEW RAIN SHOWERS THIS MORNING TO TRANSITION TO LATE MORNING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL GENERALLY MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH AND INTO LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREAT TODAY WILL BE STRONG STORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA DURING THIS PERIOD WITH A CONTINUED DAILY THREAT OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WITH THE LARGE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IN PLACE OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA...THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:58 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain (up to 5 inches) caused flooding along Townsend-Winona Road. One home had two inches of water in it.
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