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 Jul 24, 1:30 PM MST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 130 PM MST SUN JUL 24 2005 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WITH A MOIST AND DEEP EASTERLY FLOW FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL PROVIDE THE AREA WITH DAILY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. EVENTUALLY...SOME DRIER AIR MAY SPREAD INTO PARTS OF ARIZONA LATER IN THE WEEK FOR LESS SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN AREAS. && .DISCUSSION...LESS SHEAR ON THE MORNING SOUNDING...OTHERWISE THE 12Z KTUS SOUNDING LOOKED VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAYS. PRECIPITABLE WATER STILL A HEFTY 1.84 INCHES WITH JUST A TOUCH OF COOLING IN THE COLUMN. SURFACE DEWPTS RUNNING IN THE 60S TO NEAR 70. THERE WAS NOT AS MUCH DEBRIS CLOUD FOR MOST AREAS THIS MORNING...SO WE HAVE HAD PLENTY OF SOLAR INSOLATION TO START COOKING THINGS UP. ANOTHER DAY WHERE HEAVY RAIN AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING IS A CONCERN. SLOWER STORMS BUT A BIT LESS ORGANIZED SO FAR. ETA BRINGS IN A WEAK WIGGLE IN THE FLOW FROM THE EAST IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...EXPECT THIS TO KEEP STRONG CONVECTION GOING OVERNIGHT IN SOME SPOTS...WITH BETTER COVERAGE ACROSS EASTERN AREAS POSSIBLE LATE. SHOULD KEEP A MOIST EASTERLY FLOW WITH PERIODIC EMBEDDED ENHANCEMENTS THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK. SOME SIGNS OF GAINING A WESTERLY COMPONENT TO OUR FLOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE STATE LATE IN THE WEEK BUT IT IS UNCLEAR HOW MUCH THIS WOULD DRY THINGS OUT FOR OUR CORNER OF THE STATE (MIGHT STAY SEASONALLY WET THIS FAR SOUTH AND EAST). && .FIRE WEATHER...ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MONDAY. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THE MONSOONAL FLOW PATTERN THROUGH NEXT WEEK AS THE UPPER HIGH REMAINS CENTERED NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS...RESULTING IN A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG...ERRATIC AND SHIFTING WINDS WITH THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP...AS WELL AS VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING RAPID RUNOFF INTO WASHES AND STREAMS. && .AVIATION...TAF AND TWEBS ADEQUATELY COVER ALL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER. EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...INCLUDING IN THE VICINITY OF KTUS...KDUG...AND KOLS. CEILINGS MAY BRIEFLY LOWER TO 3K FT AGL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AT KDUG AND KOLS...WITH CEILINGS A LITTLE HIGHER AT KTUS AROUND 5K FT AGL. VISIBILITIES OF 2-4SM CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAIN. && .TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && MEYER/ZELL WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1120 AM MST SUN JUL 24 2005 AZZ029>035-251400- UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-COCHISE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- 1120 AM MST SUN JUL 24 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY...SANTA CRUZ COUNTY...COCHISE COUNTY...GRAHAM COUNTY...AND PIMA COUNTY .DAY ONE...TODAY SYNOPSIS...ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING WILL RESULT IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. INITIAL STORM DEVELOPMENT WILL GENERALLY BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA WHERE THERE ARE LESS DEBRIS CLOUDS FROM YESTERDAYS ACTIVITY. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE TO THE WEST/NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE PRIMARY HAZARD WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. DISCUSSION...INITIAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...WITH SOME RETURNS ALREADY NOTED ON THE KEMX RADAR... MAINLY OVER COCHISE AND GRAHAM COUNTIES WHERE THERE IS LESS CLOUD COVER. WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE (DEWPOINTS GENERALLY IN THE 60S AND PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES RANGING FROM 1.2 TO 1.8 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN ARIZONA) THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED CHANCE FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ONCE AGAIN ON MONDAY AS DEEP MOISTURE CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. THE MONSOONAL FLOW PATTERN WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THIS UPCOMING WORK WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT REMAINS CENTERED NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS. THIS WILL RESULT IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH ISOLATED SEVERE AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ019-251400- NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- 1120 AM MST SUN JUL 24 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY .DAY ONE...TODAY SYNOPSIS...ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN PLACE COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING WILL RESULT IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. INITIAL STORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ALONG THE MOGOLLON RIM AND IN THE SOUTHERN WHITE MOUNTAINS. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE TO THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ELEVATED CHANCE FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ON MONDAY AS DEEP MOISTURE CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. THE MONSOONAL FLOW PATTERN WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THIS UPCOMING WORK WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT REMAINS CENTERED NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS. THIS WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ZELL
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 32 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:58 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Law Enforcement reported that there were flooding problems in Benson, mainly road flooding with some roads being impassable.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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