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NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 25, 1:45 PM MST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 145 PM MST MON JUL 25 2005 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WITH A MOIST SOUTHERLY TO 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...STILL HANGING IN WITH DEEP MOISTURE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. 12Z KTUS SOUNDING CAME IN WITH 1.74 INCHES OF PRECIPITABLE WATER (ACTUALLY...THIS IS DOWN A LITTLE FROM OVER THE WEEKEND BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY STILL PLENTY). A BIT MORE SHEAR THAN YESTERDAY WITH A SOUTHERLY STEERING FLOW. 24 HR TREND ON SURFACE DEWPTS DOWN A FEW DEGREES...BUT STILL SOLIDLY IN THE 60S. SUNSHINE EARLY AND OFTEN WITH NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF DEBRIS CLOUD FOR PLENTY OF SOLAR INSOLATION...TYPICAL BUILDUPS OVER THE MOUNTAINS NOW PUSHING INTO SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS. ANOTHER DAY WHERE HEAVY RAIN IS THE MAIN CONCERN WITH STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT SEVERE COULD BE MORE OF A FACTOR AS WELL. OTHERWISE AN INCREASING FLOW FROM THE NORTHWEST BY MID WEEK WITH THE HIGH CENTER TEMPORARILY RECONSOLIDATING TO OUR SOUTH AS A TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AT HIGHER LATITUDES. THIS SHOULD SHOW AS SOME KIND OF DRYING TREND FROM THE WEST AND NORTH BY MID WEEK...BUT WILL LIKELY NOT PERSIST LONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK THINGS DOWN MUCH AROUND THIS PART OF THE STATE. STRONG EASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS BY THE WEEKEND WITH SOME INTERESTING FEATURES LINING UP UPSTREAM...INCLUDING EASTERLY IMPULSES AND SOME REMNANT TROPICAL MOISTURE. && .FIRE WEATHER...ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THE MONSOONAL FLOW PATTERN INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...RESULTING IN A CONTINUED 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 4K FT AGL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AT KDUG AND KOLS...WITH CEILINGS A LITTLE HIGHER AT KTUS AROUND 6K 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 1135 AM MST MON JUL 25 2005 AZZ029>035-261400- UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-COCHISE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- 1135 AM MST MON JUL 25 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. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH/NORTHEAST AT AROUND 10 MPH. THE PRIMARY HAZARD WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. DISCUSSION...INITIAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS ALREADY UNDERWAY...WITH SOME RETURNS NOTED ON THE KEMX RADAR...MAINLY OVER COCHISE AND GRAHAM COUNTIES. WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE (DEWPOINTS GENERALLY IN THE 60S AND PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES RANGING FROM 1.2 TO 1.9 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN ARIZONA) THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THE MONSOONAL FLOW PATTERN THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH ISOLATED SEVERE AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ019-261400- NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- 1135 AM MST MON JUL 25 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 NORTHEAST 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THE MONSOONAL FLOW PATTERN THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ZELL
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:04 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A severe thunderstorms rolled across the southeast side of the City of Tucson causing several power poles to be downed, trees to be blown down, and an estimated wind gusts of 75 mph (65 knots). Three of the power poles were along South Wilmot Road.
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