2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 14, 2:55 PM MST, 35 minutes earlier.
AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-150600- AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 255 PM MST MON AUG 14 2006 SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION .SYNOPSIS... SUFFICIENT MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA THIS WEEK TO RESULT IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY...WHILE SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY UNDER A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. BY LATE THIS WEEKEND ...THE FLOW ALOFT WILL TURN MORE EAST OR SOUTHEASTERLY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO OUR NORTH. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A SPREAD OF THE MOISTURE FURTHER WEST ACROSS THE COLORADO RIVER PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASING THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY. && .SHORT TERM... TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... DEEP CONVECTION GETTING A NICE START TO THE N THRU E THRU S OF SCNTRL AZ THIS AFTERNOON. BOTH RADAR/VIS SATELLITE LOOPS INDICATE STORMS ARE GENERALLY PROPOGATING SWWD...AND SPECIAL KPSR SOUNDING ...ALONG WITH KFSX VWP INDICATING E/NELY FLOWS...ALBEIT LIGHT...THRU MUCH OF THE STEERING LAYER. REFLECTIVITY FOOTPRINT ON KIWA 88D RADAR APPEARS TO BE STRIKINGLY SIMILAR TO SAME TIME YESTERDAY...AS ARE SURFACE DEWPOINTS THAT ARE STILL HANGING IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S RANGE MARICOPA COUNTY EWD. VERY LITTLE REDEVELOPMENT HAPPENED OVER THE PHX VALLEY LAST EVENING...SO WILL GO RATHER CONSERVATIVE ROUTE WITH POPS AND KEEP THEM MOSTLY AROUND 20 PCNT THIS EVENING. AFTER TONIGHT...WE ARE EXPECTING LOW GRADE MONSOON THREAT OF STORMS TO CONTINUE THRU WEDNESDAY AS MOISTURE BOUNDARY NOT LIKELY TO MOVE MUCH...SO WILL KEEP PERSISTENCE FORECAST GOING. BY THURSDAY...GFS FCST SOUNDINGS WOULD ARGUE TOWARDS SHUTTING DOWN THE SLIGHT CHANCES AS SOME FURTHER DRYING IS PROGGED ACROSS THE AREA. WILL NOT BUY INTO THIS TREND FOR NOW...JUST LEAVING THURSDAY SIMILAR TO WEDNESDAY. && .LONG TERM... THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... A LOW GRADE MONSOON FORECAST WILL CONTINUE FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AZ THROUGH FRIDAY. MODELS HOWEVER CONTINUE TO FORECAST A SURGE IN MEXICAN MONSOON MOISTURE NORTHWARD THIS WEEKEND...FOR AN INCREASE THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE COLORADO RIVER ZONES. && .AVIATION... 00Z TAFS ADEQUATELY DEPICT EXPECTED WEATHER. SEE TAFS PHXTAFPHX...PHXTAFIWA...PHXTAFYUM...LAXTAFBLH AND LAXTAFIPL FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS. && .PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AZ...NONE. CA...NONE. && NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX ESTLE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 620 AM MST MON AUG 14 2006 AZZ021>023-026>028-150400- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- GREATER PHOENIX AREA-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- 620 AM MST MON AUG 14 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND MAINLY THIS EVENING. IF STORMS DEVELOP...THE MAIN HAZARDS ARE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCAL FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND MAINLY EVENING HOURS. IF STORMS DEVELOP...THE MAIN HAZARDS ARE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCAL FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ024-150400- SOUTHERN GILA/TONTO NF FOOTHILLS- 620 AM MST MON AUG 14 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCAL FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...SMALL HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS HOURS. STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCAL FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...SMALL HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ020-025-CAZ031>033-150400- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- 620 AM PDT MON AUG 14 2006 /620 AM MST MON AUG 14 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS. HV
The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:30 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees reported down throughout Estrella Mountain Park.
Very heavy rain associated with thunderstorms reduced the visibility to as low as 20 yards. Some very impressive rainfall rates occurred with these storms. Actual amounts included 2.8 inches at Maryville Municipal golf course, 2.17 inches at Grand Avenue and 27th Ave, and 2.01 inches at tow automatic stations in Fountain Hills.
Rancher reported 18 power poles down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arizona in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, August 2006
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: 5532272, 5532274, 5532273.