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 3, 2:30 PM MST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 230 PM MST THU AUG 3 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A SOUTHERLY FLOW HAS DRAWN IN INCREASED MOISTURE AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TODAY. EXPECT AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS IN SOME LOCATIONS...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING A CONCERN. AN UPPER LOW NEAR THE TEXAS BIG BEND AREA WILL MOVE NEAR SOUTHERN ARIZONA BY SATURDAY...FURTHER ENHANCING OUR CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. && .DISCUSSION...ITS BACK. PRECIPITABLE WATER WAS BACK UP TO 1.57 ON THE 12Z KTUS SOUNDING...OUTFLOW FROM A COMPLEX IN CENTRAL SONORA LAST NIGHT TRIGGERED A LARGE AREA OF CONVECTION NEAR THE BORDER DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THIS HAS SPREAD THROUGH MUCH OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE DAY...FOLLOWED BY MULTIPLE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS. EXPECT SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...BUT NOT STOP. EASTERLY WAVE NEAR SOUTHWEST TEXAS WILL SERVE AS A FAIRLY STRONG FOCUS FOR ORGANIZING PERSISTENT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY BY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. STILL SOME QUESTION ABOUT ITS TRACK...BUT IT COULD ACTUALLY MOVE BODILY INTO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA FRIDAY NIGHT. WITH THE STILL RELATIVELY WET GROUND...FLOODING REMAINS A CONCERN AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND WIDESPREAD AGAIN OVER THE NEXT 72 HRS. && .AVIATION...TAFS AND TWEBS ADEQUATELY COVER ALL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AT KTUS. && .TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR EASTERN PIMA...SANTA CRUZ...COCHISE...AND CENTRAL PIMA COUNTIES... AZZ032>035...UNTIL 10 PM MST. && WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1100 AM MST THU AUG 3 2006 AZZ032>035-041800- TOHONO OODHAM NATION-TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY- 1100 AM MST THU AUG 3 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MOISTURE IS INCREASING UNDER SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT. THUNDERSTORMS SPREADING INTO SOUTHERN ARIZONA FROM NORTHERN MEXICO THIS MORNING AS WELL AS THOSE DEVELOPING LATER THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO GENERATE HEAVY RAINFALL. WITH THE GROUND STILL WET FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN...FLOODING IS AGAIN A MAJOR CONCERN. IN ADDITION...A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE NEAR THE TEXAS BIG BEND AREA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE CLOSER TO THE AREA TODAY. THIS FEATURE MAY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF GETTING VERY GUSTY WINDS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA ON FRIDAY AND BRING WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME VERY MOIST...RESULTING IN AN INCREASED LIKELYHOOD THAT THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN FRIDAY AND ALSO ON SATURDAY. WITH CURRENT WET SURFACE CONDITIONS IN PLACE...THIS MAY LEAD TO THE INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF FLASH FLOODING AND ALSO FOR INCREASE IN FLOWS ON MAIN STEM RIVERS...WASHES AND CREEKS. FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE ISSUED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ019-029-030-041800- NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- 1100 AM MST THU AUG 3 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AROUND TODAY WITH MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS BEING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE ON THE INCREASE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN ARIZONA. THIS FEATURE MAY BRING AN INCREASED CHANCE OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY LEAD TO FLOODING CONCERNS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ031-041800- WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- 1100 AM MST THU AUG 3 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE ON THE INCREASE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN ARIZONA. THIS FEATURE MAY BRING AN INCREASED CHANCE OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY LEAD TO FLOODING CONCERNS. .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
237 PM MST THU AUG 03 2006
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0230 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSW ORO VALLEY 32.40N 110.97W
08/03/2006 PIMA AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
LAMBERT LANE CLOSED BETWEEN 1ST AND LA CANADA DUE TO
FLOWING WATER ACROSS ROADWAY.
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EVANSThe Tucson radar (KEMX), 196 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:28 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall over portions of Northern Greenlee County caused flooded roadways in Hannagan Meadow.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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