1 dust storm, 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 Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 28, 12:07 PM MST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF 1207 PM MST TUE JUN 28 2005 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TODAY BRINGING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS ALONG WITH A BIT LESS WIND WILL RETURN BY WEDNESDAY...AND REMAIN IN PLACE THE REST OF THE WEEK. && .DISCUSSION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF COCONINO...NAVAJO...AND APACHE COUNTIES UNTIL 7 PM MST DUE TO POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS DUE TO DRY SUBCLOUD ENVIRONMENT AND STRONG DYNAMICAL FORCING. PRODUCTS UPDATED FOR THIS WATCH. .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...STRONG UPPER LOW FOR LATE JUNE CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA. BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS OVER THE ENTIRE CWA (KFGZ SOUNDING WENT FROM 0.09 TO 0.45 IN PRECIPITABLE WATER). MUCH DRIER AIR IS LOCATED OVER MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY...MOVING EASTWARD INTO WESTERN YAVAPAI COUNTY. THE UPPER TROUGH IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DURING THE AFTERNOON. SYNOPTIC LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH WILL MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY...COMBINING WITH COOLING MID-LEVEL TEMPERATURES TO INCREASE INSTABILITY. 0-6KM SHEAR ALSO FAVORABLE FOR SUSTAINED CONVECTIVE UPDRAFTS. PREFER THE GFS HANDLING OF THE UPPER FEATURES AND MOISTURE ACROSS OUR AREA. GFS MOVES THE DRIER AIR INTO THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CWA...INCLUDING FLAGSTAFF BY 4-6 PM THIS AFTERNOON...ENDING THE CONVECTIVE THREAT BY THAT TIME. FARTHER EAST...MOISTURE WILL LINGER INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 20-30 PERCENT POPS FROM THE MOGOLLON RIM NORTHWARD FOR TODAY. THIS LOOKS GOOD CONSIDERING THE STORMS WILL BE MAINLY HIGH-BASED AND LOW PRECIPITATION PRODUCERS. MAIN CONVECTIVE THREAT TODAY IS WIND GUSTS 45-55 MPH AS 7H WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR 35 KTS AND WILL COMBINE WITH EVAPORATIVELY COOLED DOWNDRAFT AIR. WILL ALSO MONITOR MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST AZ FOR A POSSIBLE WIND ADVISORY. FIRE WEATHER ALSO A CONCERN TODAY WITH THE STRONG WINDS...DRYING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE LIGHTNING FOR THE WESTERN CWA AND LCR VALLEY. RED FLAG WARNING ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. HIGH PRESSURE WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WILL BRING LIGHTER WINDS...DRY CONDITIONS AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPS. A WEAK TROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL BRING DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS BACK TO NORTHERN ARIZONA. && .AVIATION...FOR 18Z PACKAGE...AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES EAST ACROSS AZ TODAY...OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. CURRENT PRECIP CHANCES LOOK TO BE GENERALLY IN THE 10-20 PERCENT RANGE...SO LIKELIHOOD IS NOT HIGH GOING TO BE HIGH ENOUGH FOR TS INCLUSION IN ALL TAF SITES AT THIS TIME. EXPECTING ANY CONVECTION TO DIMINISH RAPIDLY AFT 02Z THIS EVENING. AVIATION SECTION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING 11 AM TO 7 PM TODAY FOR AZ FIRE WEATHER ZONES 104>109-112>115-137-138-140. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM TODAY FOR AZ ZONES 04>06-09-10-39-40. && JJ/41/MS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1206 PM MST TUE JUN 28 2005 AZZ004>018-037>040-290700- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-KAIBAB PLATEAU-COCONINO PLATEAU- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- BLACK MESA AREA-LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- 1206 PM MST TUE JUN 28 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN COCONINO...NORTHERN APACHE AND NORTHERN NAVAJO COUNTIES UNTIL 7 PM MST. SEE PRODUCT PHXSPSFGZ FOR DETAILS. AN UNUSUALLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS ARIZONA TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OVER COCONINO COUNTY...YAVAPAI COUNTY AND THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. FOR THIS REASON A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF NORTHERN ARIZONA UNTIL 7 PM MST TODAY, FOR MORE DETAILS SEE (PHXRFWFGZ). IN ADDITION...THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE WIDELY SCATTERED HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY NORTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM. THE MAIN WEATHER THREAT FROM THE HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ISOLATED STRONG MICROBURST WINDS WITH SOME GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. THE THREAT OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID AFTERNOON FROM FLAGSTAFF WESTWARD...BUT WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING EAST OF FLAGSTAFF. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1202 PM MST TUE JUN 28 2005 AZZ004>006-009-010-039-040-290200- BLACK MESA AREA-CHINLE VALLEY-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-KAIBAB PLATEAU- MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF 264- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS 264 NORTH- 1202 PM MST TUE JUN 28 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST FOR NORTHERN COCONINO...NORTHERN APACHE AND NORTHERN NAVAJO COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM MST FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. THE WATCH AREA IS LOCATED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...TO TUBA CITY TO CHINLE. THIS INCLUDES THE LOCATIONS OF JACOB LAKE...PAGE... KAYENTA AND KAIBITO. WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. JJ
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 dust storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Canyon de Chelly reported less than 1/4 mile visibility in blowing dust for 15 minutes.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5452486.