1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 14, 8:45 AM MST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 845 AM MST MON AUG 14 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTHEAST ARIZONA FOR CONTINUED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGH THE WEEK. && .DISCUSSION...ANOTHER MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUNDING THIS MORNING. SOLID LOW LEVEL SHEAR WITH STEERING LEVEL STILL KIND OF WEAK...BUT INCREASING FROM THE NORTHEAST. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ONCE AGAIN A CONCERN TODAY...WITH ISOLATED WET MICROBURST ACTIVITY POSSIBLE. WITH THE FLOW MIGHT NEED TO WATCH FOR ORGANIZED OUTFLOW FROM RIM CONVECTION LATER. LARGER SCALE EASTERLY IMPULSE LIFTING THROUGH WELL EAST NEAR TEXAS...BUT A WEAKER IMPULSE NEAR SOUTHERN CHIHUAHUA MAY ROTATE CLOSE ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN MORE WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT CONVECTION THAN USUAL TONIGHT. TROUGH DEVELOPING ALONG WEST COAST WITH INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OUT WEST...BUT FOR SOUTHEAST ARIZONA PROBABLY KEEPING ENOUGH OF SOUTHERLY AND EASTERLY COMPONENTS TO OUR FLOW AT LOWER TO MID LEVELS TO KEEP DEEP MOISTURE IN OR AT LEAST VERY CLOSE. EXPECT PERIODIC ENHANCEMENT OF CONVECTION FROM SMALLER SCALE FEATURES AND A GENERALLY SEASONAL THUNDERSTORM FORECAST UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. && .AVIATION...TAFS AND TWEBS ADEQUATELY COVER ALL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AT KTUS. && .TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:16 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter reported that there was three to four inches of water covering the road at the intersection of Highway 80 and Naco Road in the Town of Bisbee.
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