1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Oct 18, 9:30 AM MST, 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 930 AM MST TUE OCT 18 2005 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA TODAY AND TONIGHT. EXPECT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WINDS...OR HAIL. THE SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE STATE ON WEDNESDAY...WITH WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THE REST OF THE WEEK. && .DISCUSSION...STRONG EPAC STORM SYSTEM IS NOW MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING. SEVERAL BANDS OF CONVECTION HAVE MOVED ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA ALREADY THIS MORNING WITH REPORTS OF HEAVY RAIN...FLOWING WASHES...AND NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL. 12Z SOUNDING SHOWED ADEQUATE VALUES THIS MORNING WITH A CAPE OF 540 AND A HELICITY OF 100. PRECIPITAL WATER OFF SOUNDING WAS 0.56...143 PERCENT OF NORMAL. EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CWA TODAY. THE MAIN TREAT FOR FLOODING WILL COME FROM MULTIPLE STORMS OVER THE SAME AREA OR TRAINING AS FAST STORM MOTION WILL MINIMIZE IMPACT FROM INDIVIDUAL STORMS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA UNTIL 6 PM. AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...TEMPS ALOFT WILL COOL CONSIDERABLY AND SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BRIEFLY. EXPECT LOWEST SNOW LEVELS TO OCCUR ACROSS CENTRAL AZ AS LOW AS 7000-7500 FEET WITH UP TO AN INCH OR TWO ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS ALONG THE UTAH BORDER WILL BE SOMEWHAT HIGHER RANGING FROM 7500-8000 FEET. SYSTEM RAPIDLY EJECTS TO THE NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY AND WEATHER SHOULD IMPROVE QUICKLY ACROSS NRN AZ. EXPECT A RETURN TO FAIR WEATHER AND SEASONABLE TEMPS BY THURSDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 18Z PACKAGE...LOW CLOUDS...WIDESPREAD RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. SHOWERS WILL BE ISOLATED IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE CWA UNTIL AROUND 00Z WHEN THEY WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. A FEW OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ONE MILE AND WIND GUSTS OVER 30KT. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY 06Z WED WITH MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION COMING TO AN END. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM MST FOR ZONES 004>008-015-016-018-037-038. && MAS/BF
PHXWRKHWO DDHHMM HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 815 AM MST TUE OCT 18 2005 AZZ004>018-037>040-190700- 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- 815 AM MST TUE OCT 18 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS ARIZONA TODAY AND TONIGHT BRINGING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION. FAST STORM MOTION WILL MINIMIZE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL STORMS BUT WITH REPEATED BANDS OF CONVECTION MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...AS WELL AS SOME TRAINING ECHOES...THERE WILL BE A POSSIBILITY OF SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING. SEE PRODUCT PHXFFAFGZ FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SOME OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE DIME TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL. .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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
734 AM MST TUE OCT 18 2005
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0725 AM HAIL 5 W FLAGSTAFF 35.19N 111.71W
10/18/2005 0.75 INCH COCONINO AZ NWS EMPLOYEE
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TOMCThe Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 174 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:38 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Some trees were knocked down by thunderstorm winds. One tree was at least 50 feet tall.
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