Arizona, 2005

Hail in Arizona, June 11, 2005

June 11, 2005 · NWS FGZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

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 Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 11, 2:45 PM MST, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 2:45 PM MST, 2 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF
245 PM MST SAT JUN 11 2005

.SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY ENDING FROM THE WEST
OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY BUILD ACROSS THE AREA ON
SUNDAY...WITH SHOWERS ENDING NEAR THE NEW MEXICO BORDER BY LATE
MORNING. BY NEXT WEEK...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A SIGNIFICANT
WARMING TREND AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TO THE REGION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...ACTIVE DAY TODAY ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA
AS A VIGOROUS S/WV TROUGH MOVES INTO THE UNSTABLE AND RELATIVELY
MOIST AIRMASS ALREADY IN PLACE. THIS ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
INTO THE EVENING...GRADUALLY SWEEPING EASTWARD WITH THE PROGRESSION
OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. THIS SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE STATE BY EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...WITH RAPID WARMING ALOFT TRAILING IT AS A RIDGE
BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHWEST. THERE WILL BE NO MORE POPS EXPECTED AFTER
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIDGE WILL THEN TAKE OVER THROUGH AT LEAST
MID WEEK WITH STRONG WARMING...AND DRY CONDITIONS. THERE MAY BE SOME
MID LEVEL MOISTURE RETURNING AROUND THE RIDGE BY WEDNESDAY OR
THURSDAY...WE HAVE BROUGHT IN INCREASED CLOUD COVER ALONG THE NEW
MEXICO BORDER FOR NOW...BUT NO POPS YET. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE LATE IN THE PERIOD AS A STRONG TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG THE
WEST COAST...BUT ARIZONA WILL REMAIN WARM THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK. PETERSON.

&&

.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

The radar

The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:51 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Coconino

When
June 11, 4:52 PM MST to 4:57 PM MST
Where
Coconino County, Sedona
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.850, -111.750

Two resorts just north of Sedona reported 3/4 inch to 1 inch diameter hail for about 5 minutes.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

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: 5452403.