1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 25, 9:10 AM MST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF 910 AM MST FRI MAR 25 2005 .SYNOPSIS...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN TO NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT WITH DRIER WEATHER EXPECTED BY SATURDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH WARM TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO THE NORTHLAND. && .DISCUSSION...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE RATHER VIGOROUS S/WV TROF THAT BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO PORTIONS OF THE CWA OVERNIGHT APPROACHING THE NM BORDER. RADAR INDICATES THE MOST INTENSE ECHOES ARE OVER THE EASTERN RIM AND LCR. A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE RIM AND WHITES THRU NOON TODAY. A SECONDARY TROF ENTERING NW AZ ATTM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN CWA DURING THE DAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE FOR AREAS NEAR THE UT BORDER. THIS S/WV TROF WILL BE MOVING INTO A VERY UNSTABLE REGION PER LAPSE RATES AND LOW LIS. ALSO...SNOWFALL WILL BE ENHANCED BY MODERATE OROGRAPHIC FLOW. THE SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM FOR THE NORTHERN CWA LOOKS GOOD. THE SNOW ACTIVITY WILL COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE SECOND WAVE MOVES EASTWARD. THE AIR MASS DRIES UNDER A NORTHERLY FLOW AND STRONG SUBSIDENCE ALOFT TONIGHT. CYCLONIC FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS AZ DURING THE DAY SATURDAY WITH BREEZY NORTH WINDS AND COOL AFTERNOON TEMPS EXPECTED. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS CONTINUING ON SATURDAY FOR AREAS NEAR THE NM BORDER. BY SUNDAY...RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE DESERT SW WITH DRY WEATHER...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...AND TEMPS CLIMBING BACK TO SEASONABLE LEVELS. DF && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 12 PM MST AZZ 15/16/17 SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM MST AZZ 04/06/11/39. &&
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:31 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Several people reported seeing a funnel cloud northwest of Cottonwood in the Verde Valley.
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