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NWS Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 18, 2:58 PM MST, 3 hours 48 minutes earlier.
AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-190600- AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 258 PM MST TUE JUL 18 2006 SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION .SYNOPSIS... PERSISTENT HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR NORTH WILL CONTINUE THE SOUTHEAST TO NORTHEAST FLOW PATTERN THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK. WEAK WEATHER IMPULSES WILL BE EMBEDDED IN THIS FLOW FROM TIME TO TIME...GIVING A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS JUST ABOUT EACH DAY...WITH PERHAPS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEING SOMEWHAT LESS ACTIVE. IN THE MEANTIME...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. && .SHORT TERM... TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... APPEARS LIKE AN ACTIVE EVENING IS SHAPING UP FOR SCNTRL PART OF PHX CWA. TSTMS CURRENTLY FORMING OVER SE AZ WITH SELY STEERING FLOWS EXPECTED TO PUSH OUTFLOWS TOWARDS PHX AREA. EVENING DUST STORMS ACCOMPANYING STORM OUTFLOWS ALSO A LIKELIHOOD THIS EVENING. AMS VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE WITH ML CAPES IN THE 1000-1500 J/KG RANGE. THROW IN TEMPS THAT MAXED OUT AOA 110F...NO SURPRISE THAT STORMS ARE FORMING NICELY. AND...SOME UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE HELPING STORMS TO GET RATHER TALL. MOST POPS TONIGHT ARE IN THE 20 TO 40 PCNT RANGE... HIGHEST OVER FAR E. MEANWHILE...ANOTHER SHORTWAVE FORECAST TO ROTATE INTO THE CWA FROM THE EAST BY WED EVENING FOR POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER ACTIVE LATE AFTN/EVE TOMORROW. OF COURSE...IF WE GET WIDESPREAD ACTION TONIGHT...IT MAY SERVE TO STABLIZE/SQUELCH CONVECTION SOME TOMORROW. LOOKS LIKE A COUPLE OF DOWNER DAYS ON THURSDAY/FRIDAY AS SOME DRIER AIR MOVES IN...STILL ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR ISOLD ACTIVITY MAINLY MTNS. TEMPS WILL BE GETTING CLOSE TO HEAT ADVISORY LEVELS... BUT BOTH PHX AND YUM FORECASTS FALL JUST SHORT OF LOCALLY DERIVED CURVES...BUT STILL WELL ABOVE NORMAL. && .LONG TERM... FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BE CENTERED OVER NEVADA WITH A FLOW ALOFT FROM THE NORTHEAST AND EAST BRINGING VARYING AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE OVER US. THUS...WILL KEEP THE CURRENT BROAD-BRUSH FORECAST OF SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE DESERT AREAS...AND A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA. && .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 708 AM MST TUE JUL 18 2006 AZZ020>023-025>028-CAZ031>033-191415- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- 708 AM PDT TUE JUL 18 2006 /708 AM MST TUE JUL 18 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF YUMA AND IMPERIAL COUNTY. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS...LOWERED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND MAINLY SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS...LOWERED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. THE WINDS COULD BE DAMAGING PARTICULARLY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ024-191415- SOUTHERN GILA/TONTO NF FOOTHILLS- 708 AM MST TUE JUL 18 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. THE WINDS COULD BE DAMAGING AND HAIL IS POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ030-191415- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK- 708 AM PDT TUE JUL 18 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ELLIS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
621 PM MST TUE JUL 18 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM DUST STORM CASA GRANDE 32.89N 111.74W
07/18/2006 PINAL AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
VSBY NEAR ZERO
0535 PM TSTM WND GST MESA 33.42N 111.74W
07/18/2006 M86 MPH MARICOPA AZ AWOS
DOWNBURST. WILLIAM GATEWAY AIRPORT. PLANES FLIPPED OVER.
0552 PM DUST STORM 5 E APACHE JUNCTION 33.40N 111.46W
07/18/2006 PINAL AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
VSBY UNDER 500 FEET
0555 PM DUST STORM MESA 33.42N 111.74W
07/18/2006 MARICOPA AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
VSBY LESS THAN 1/8 MILE. LINDSEY/VAL VISTA AND
UNIVERSITY.
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BRUCEThe Phoenix radar (KIWA), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:46 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Power poles down and roofs damaged due to strong thunderstorm winds.
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