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NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 17, 2:15 PM MST, 6 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 215 PM MST SUN JUL 17 2005 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER FAR WESTERN ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL MAINTAIN THE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY. ENOUGH MOISTURE EXISTS FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST TOWARD THE CENTRAL ROCKIES LATER THIS WEEK...AND BRING AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && .DISCUSSION...CURRENTLY RADARS ARE DETECTING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE MOGOLLON RIM AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS IN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. ALL OF THE STORMS SEEM TO EXHIBIT A SOUTH OR SOUTH SOUTHWEST MOTION. BASED ON POSITION OF THE UPPER HIGH...WHICH IS OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS...WOULD EXPECT MOST OF THE STORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER MY THREE EASTERN MOST ZONES OF GREENLEE...GRAHAM AND COCHISE COUNTIES. DRIER MID LEVEL AIR TO MY NORTH AND WEST SHOULD HELP TO LIMIT THE CONVECTION TO SOME EXTENT FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DESERTS...BUT AS THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PROGRESSES CANT RULE OUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED STORMS AS OUTFLOWS FROM STORMS TO THE EAST MAY PUSH INTO THE AREA. MODELS GENERALLY INDICATE THAT THE UPPER HIGH WILL MAINTAIN ITS POSITION NEAR THE CONJUNCTION OF THE ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA BORDERS THROUGH AROUND LATE MONDAY OR EARLY TUESDAY. RIPPLES OF ENERGY WILL ROTATE AROUND THE EAST/SOUTHEAST PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH THROUGH THAT TIME WHICH WILL HELP TO ENHANCE THE CONVECTION DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ON MONDAY...BUT ONLY ISOLATED STORMS EXPECTED. ON TUESDAY THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EASTWARD INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA AND NW NEW MEXICO. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE AREA WITH A NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY FLOW WHICH SHOULD KEEP ENOUGH MOISTURE IN THE AREA TO KEEP MAINLY ISOLATED STORMS IN THE FORECAST. BY WEDNESDAY THE REMNANTS OF EMILY SHOULD HAVE PUSHED INTO EASTERN MEXICO SOUTH OF THE BROWNSVILLE AREA. AS A RESULT A LONG FETCH OF EASTERLY FLOW SHOULD DEVELOP ACROSS ARIZONA. THIS EASTERLY FETCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS REMNANTS OF EMILY AND ITS ASSOCIATED MOISTURE TREKS WESTWARD. THUS...WE SHOULD SEE AN UPSWING IN RAIN CHANCES AS THIS OCCURS. FOR THE TIME BEING I INCREASED AFTERNOON AND EVENING POPS TO THE LOW END OF THE CHANCE CATEGORY AND KEPT IT THERE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...IF THE GFS IS CORRECT WE COULD SEE HIGHER RAIN CHANCES THIS WEEKEND. SINCE THIS IS DAY 6 & 7 WILL HOLD OFF FOR ANOTHER MODEL RUN OR TWO...BUT IF THE MODELS MAINTAIN THIS WET SCENARIO WITH THE APPROACH OF THE REMNANTS OF EMILY...SUBSEQUENT SHIFTS WILL LIKELY HAVE TO INCREASE RAIN CHANCES FOR LATE IN THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. STILL ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY AT THIS TIME TO WAIT...ESPECIALLY SINCE THE LAST RUN OF THE ECMWF DOESNT PUSH AS MUCH MOISTURE INTO THE REGION AS THE GFS DOES. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ABOVE THE 105 DEGREE MARK THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. THEREAFTER AS MOISTURE INCREASES FROM THE EAST EXPECT DAYTIME HIGHS TO MODERATE A BIT WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS EXPECTED TO BE JUST BELOW THE 100 DEGREE MARK BY FRIDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .FIRE WEATHER...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER OVER SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. THIS WILL LEAD TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK AND PROVIDE THE HEATING NECESSARY TO PRODUCE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. BY WEDNESDAY ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WILL ENTER THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHEAST INCREASING THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. OTHERWISE... A RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED BY WEEKS END AS MORE CLOUDS FILL THE SKY ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCREASE IN MOISTURE. && .AVIATION...TAF AND TWEBS ADEQUATELY COVER ALL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AT KTUS. && PUBLIC DISCUSSION...MOLLERE FIRE WEATHER/AVIATION...EVANS WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1210 PM MST SUN JUL 17 2005 AZZ029-031-032-181400- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- 1210 PM MST SUN JUL 17 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY AND THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF PIMA COUNTY .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED... WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING STRONG WIND GUSTS THAT MAY APPROACH 45 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... THERE WILL BE A POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ033-181400- TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY- 1210 PM MST SUN JUL 17 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN PIMA COUNTY .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED... ALTHOUGH THE STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY ISOLATED AND BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE STRONG WIND GUSTS THAT COULD APPROACH 50 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ019-030-034-035-181400- NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-COCHISE COUNTY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY- 1210 PM MST SUN JUL 17 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR GREENLEE... GRAHAM... COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES .DAY ONE...TODAY DRIER MID LEVEL AIR HAS BEGUN TO ENTER THE AREA FROM THE NORTH UNDER HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS. HOWEVER... AMPLE MOISTURE REMAINS OVERHEAD TO CAUSE THUNDERSTORMS TO ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP TODAY THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. THE THUNDERSTORM STEERING FLOW IS FROM THE NORTH. THE MAIN THREAT FROM MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP IS STRONG WIND GUSTS WHICH COULD APPROACH 50 MPH. HOWEVER... THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO TO PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN... SEVERE WIND GUSTS OF OVER 60 MPH OR LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. EVANS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
622 PM MST SUN JUL 17 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG BENSON 31.96N 110.30W
07/17/2005 COCHISE AZ LAW ENFORCEMENT
WIND GUSTS DAMAGED POWER POLES RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN OF BENSON.
0502 PM HAIL SIERRA VISTA 31.57N 110.32W
07/17/2005 0.75 INCH COCHISE AZ LAW ENFORCEMENT
DIME SIZE HAIL ALONG WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF PEA SIZE
HAIL.
0545 PM FLASH FLOOD 8 SSE SIERRA VISTA 31.46N 110.27W
07/17/2005 COCHISE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM TRAINED SPOTTERS REGARDING VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL WITH AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN
45 MINUTES. REPORTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING
THROUGH STREETS AND YARDS IN THE SIERRA VISTA AREA AND
HEREFORD.
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MOLLEREThe Tucson radar (KEMX), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:37 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm on the Northeast Side of the Tucson Metro Area caused high winds, up to 58 mph, which blew a large tree over at the intersection of Swan Road and Sunrise Road.
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