1 thunderstorm wind, 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 21, 2:05 PM MST, 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 205 PM MST MON AUG 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WITH A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW IN PLACE OVER THE AREA...A MORE ACTIVE THUNDERSTORM PATTERN IS DEVELOPING FOR THIS WEEK. && .DISCUSSION...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUE TO SHOW SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER ARIZONA BETWEEN THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH OVER EAST TEXAS AND AN INVERTED TROF OVER BAJA/GULF OF CALIFORNIA. THERE IS ALSO A WEAK MID-LEVEL TROF BETWEEN TUCSON AND CHIHUAHUA MEXICO...LOOKING AT THE MORNING UPPER AIR PLOTS. 12Z TUCSON SOUNDING A BIT MORE MOIST/UNSTABLE ALONG WITH DEEP EASTERLY FLOW UP TO 20K FEET. THIS HAS ALLOWED MOUNTAIN STORMS TO GET OUT INTO THE VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND MOST LIKELY INTO THE LOWER DESERTS TONIGHT. MAIN THREAT FROM STORMS TODAY HAS BEEN HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PACKAGE IS RATHER COMPLEX WITH POSSIBLE INTRUSION OF DRIER AIR FROM THE EAST TOMORROW...WHICH WOULD CUT DOWN THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...AND THEN POSSIBLE RETURN TO DEEPER MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH LATER IN THE WEEK ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEM THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OF BAJA. WITH ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST...I WILL KEEP STANDARD MONSOON FORECAST GOING FOR NOW WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS. && .AVIATION...TAFS AND TWEBS ADEQUATELY COVER ALL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AT KTUS. && .TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && JRG WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1019 AM MST MON AUG 21 2006 AZZ019-029>035-221730- NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION- TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY- 1019 AM MST MON AUG 21 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN UPPER DISTURBANCE LOCATED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL SONORA MEXICO THIS MORNING WILL MAKE ITS WAY NORTH DURING THE DAY AND INTO SOUTHERN ARIZONA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF THIS FEATURE...A WEAKNESS IN THE FLOW IN THE MIDDLE LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...AND A MORE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER SOUTHEAST ARIZONA WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE SLOW MOTION OF THE STORMS WILL ELEVATE THE RISK THAT THEY WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. AN ISOLATED WET DOWNBURST IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE WEATHER THIS WEEK WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY ACTIVE WITH DAY-TO- DAY VARIABILITY OF THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
148 PM MST MON AUG 21 2006
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0142 PM HAIL 2 SE SIERRA VISTA 31.55N 110.29W
08/21/2006 M0.75 INCH COCHISE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
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ACORONAThe Tucson radar (KEMX), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:40 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong thunderstorm wind gusts caused a large billboard and power lines to be downed onto cars near the intersection of 22nd Street and Kolb Road.
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