1 tornado, 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 Jul 16, 2:30 PM MST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 230 PM MST SUN JUL 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A MOIST EASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA THROUGH THE WEEK...BRINGING A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO NEAR NORMAL BY MIDWEEK. && .DISCUSSION...STORMS SO FAR THIS AFTERNOON ARE A LITTLE MORE SCALED BACK THAN YESTERDAYS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. INVERTED TROUGH IS PUSHING INTO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST SIDE OF TROUGH IS ENCOUNTERING A STRONG RIDGE TO THE NORTH WITH 500MB HEIGHTS UP AROUND 600 DECAMETERS. SUBSIDENCE IN THE 450 TO 300 MB LAYER MAY BE A LITTLE STRONGER THAN WHAT FORECAST MODELS INDICATE..THUS A WARMER LAYER A LOFT AND A LITTLE BIT LESS CAPE. DEW POINTS ALONG THE MOGOLLON RIM AND SOUTH ARE RUNNING ABOUT 5 DEGREES LESS TODAY THAN YESTERDAY...AND THIS TOO MAY BE AIDING IN WEAKER UPDRAFTS. EXPECTING STRONGER STORM ACTIVITY AS CONVECTION DROPS SOUTHWEST INTO YAVAPAI COUNTY AS THEY ENCOUNTER DEEPER MOISTURE. RIDGE TO THE NORTHWEST MOVES FARTHER EAST ON MONDAY WITH 500 MB HEIGHTS COMING DOWN ACROSS THE AREA. MONDAY WILL BE A BETTER DAY FOR CONVECTION AS SOME COOLING OCCURS IN THE MID TO UPPER LEVELS. THE INVERTED TROUGH MOVES TO THE WEST BY LATE MONDAY...HIGHER PWS COME ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY AS WELL IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE INVERTED TROUGH. MOISTURE CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH A DEEPENING SOUTHERLY FLOW. PW VALUES CONTINUE TO RISE INTO THE 1 TO 1.50 INCH RANGE DURING THE WEEK. EXPECTING SOME ISOLATED HEAVY RAIN...POSSIBLE ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING THIS WEEK WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND AS A MOIST SUBTROPICAL FLOW REMAINS OVER THE SOUTHWEST STATES. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 00Z PACKAGE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING ACROSS NRN AZ BEFORE DIMINISHING. SCT-BKN MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN MONDAY... DEVELOPING FIRST ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN AFTER 18Z. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && TC/DL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1000 AM MST SUN JUL 16 2006 AZZ004>018-037>040-170700- 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- 1000 AM MST SUN JUL 16 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...MAINLY SOUTH OF A WINDOW ROCK TO FLAGSTAFF TO KINGMAN LINE TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL AID IN THUNDERSTORM ORGANIZATION TODAY...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN GILA AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES. VERY UNSTABLE AIR IN THE MIDDLE LEVELS WILL MOVE TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON HELPING TO DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE EVEN MORE. SO WE ARE EXPECTING THE MAIN THREAT OF STORMS TO BE FROM THE MOGOLLON RIM SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON WITH 40 TO 60 PERCENT CHANCES OF STORMS. THERE IS AN ISOLATED THREAT THAT SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND VERY STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY OVER YAVAPAI AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN GILA COUNTIES. IT WILL BE MUCH DRIER NORTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM...SO THAT STORMS WILL HAVE A MORE DIFFICULT TIME GETTING ORGANIZED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FOR MONDAY AND THE REST OF THE WEEK...AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED STRONG STORMS THAT COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WITH THE POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING AND ISOLATED HAIL EVENTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:20 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A tornado crossed I-17 about one mile north of Sunset Point Rest Area. This area is mostly grassland and there were no reports of damage.
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