1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 31, 3:30 PM MST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-010600- AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 330 PM MST SUN JUL 31 2005 SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION .SYNOPSIS... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEAR THE COLORADO-KANSAS BORDER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK...THEN DRIFT WEST AND BE OVER NEVADA BY NEXT WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP A MOIST EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT OVER OUR REGION INTO NEXT WEEKEND KEEPING A DAILY CHANCE FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A NEARLY STATIONARY WEATHER DISTURBANCE OVER SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND NORTHWEST MEXICO WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND MONDAY... WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. A STRONGER WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO AND BRING AN INCREASED CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. && .DISCUSSION... UPPER HIGH TO REMAIN IN THE EASTERN CO WESTERN KS AREA THROUGH ABOUT MID WEEK THEN MOVE SLOWLY W TO NV BY THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP A E-SE FLOW OVER OUR REGION. AN INVERTED TROF WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTERN AZ / NW MEXICO INTO MON WITH PIECES OF ENERGY BEING LIFTED NORTH THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL AZ. THIS WAS NOTED IN CLOUD MOTION PHOTOS OVER SE AZ THIS MORNING AND WAS MOVING N. THE THREAT OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS AS AIRMASS CONTINUES TO BE VERY MOIST. MORNING SOUNDINGS SHOW AIRMASS NEARLY SATURATED AT ALL LEVELS AND SHOULD STAY LIKE THAT THROUGH MON. P-WATER VALUES RANGE FROM 1.7 INCHES IN SW AZ TO 1.9 IN SOUTH CENTRAL AZ. ALSO THE P-WATER MOISTURE TONGUE PRETTY MUCH REMAINS IN THE LOWER CO RIVER VALLEY ...SW AZ AND SE CA AREA. THUS...SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS THROUGHOUT THIS AREA TOO. MODELS SHOW THAT ON MON/TUES THERE WILL BE SOME DRYING AT MID LEVELS BUT LOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN MOIST AND ATMOSPHERE TO REMAIN UNSTABLE SO THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE. THEN BY WED MID LEVELS MOISTEN UP AGAIN. A LARGE EASTERLY WAVE NOW IN TX WILL SLOWLY MOVE W AND BEGIN TO AFFECT OUR REGION DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. MODELS SHOW PIECES OF ENERGY BEING CARRIED IN THE EASTERLY FLOW INTO OUR REGION BY WED NIGHT/THURS WITH THE WAVE ITSELF MOVING TO THE BIG BEND TX / SW NM AREA BY NEXT SAT. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN THE THUNDERSTORMS TO OUR REGION DURING THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK. && .AVIATION... DISCUSSION FOR 00Z TAFS. TAFS FOR KPHX...KIWA...KYUM...KIPL...AND KBLH ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS. && .PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AZ...NONE. CA...NONE. DKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 600 AM MST SUN JUL 31 2005 AZZ022-023-027-028-010200- GREATER PHOENIX AREA-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- 600 AM MST SUN JUL 31 2005 ...THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MOST OF MARICOPA COUNTY INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA AS WELL AS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY... .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE FOR LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS WILL BE SLOW-MOVING...AND BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR... ENOUGH TO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SOME BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MAINLY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN... STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND BLOWING DUST. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. AZZ024-010200- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- 600 AM MST SUN JUL 31 2005 ...THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY AND THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS WILL BE SLOW-MOVING...AND BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR... ENOUGH TO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAY TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. AZZ021-026-010200- SOUTHWEST DESERTS-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- 600 AM MST SUN JUL 31 2005 ...THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST- CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE FOR LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS WILL BE SLOW-MOVING...AND BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR...ENOUGH TO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DENSE BLOWING SAND OR DUST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MAINLY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN... STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND DENSE BLOWING SAND OR DUST. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. AZZ020-025-CAZ031-010200- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- 600 AM MST (600 AM PDT) SUN JUL 31 2005 ...THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND THE YUMA AREA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS WILL BE SLOW-MOVING...AND BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR...ENOUGH TO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DENSE BLOWING SAND OR DUST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN... STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND DENSE BLOWING SAND OR DUST. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. CAZ032-033-010200- IMPERIAL COUNTY-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- 600 AM PDT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS WILL BE SLOW-MOVING...AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR...ENOUGH TO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DENSE BLOWING SAND OR DUST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN... STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND DENSE BLOWING SAND OR DUST. CAZ030-010200- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK/JTNP/- 600 AM PDT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS WILL BE SLOW-MOVING...AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR...ENOUGH TO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN... STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL. DG
The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:00 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning caused a fire at a North Peoria home, completely destroying it.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5463259.