Arizona, 2006

Heavy Rain in Arizona, July 29, 2006

July 29, 2006 · NWS PSR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

What forecasters said that day

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 Jul 29, 3:20 AM MST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 3:20 AM MST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 5:56 AM MST, 23 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
556 AM MST FRI JUL 28 2006

AZZ021>023-026>028-291300-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
GREATER PHOENIX AREA-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
556 AM MST FRI JUL 28 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL
ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTH-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EAST OF THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS IS DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF
ABUNDANT ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVING INTO EASTERN ARIZONA TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME AND WILL NOT BE LIMITED TO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY BEFORE BEGINNING TO SLOWLY
DECREASE FROM THE WEST EARLY NEXT WEEK. THUS HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE
TO BE THE MAIN THREAT THROUGH THE WEEKEND BRINGING WITH IT THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. AS MOISTURE DECREASES NEXT WEEK...THE STORMS WILL BE
MORE LIKELY TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LESS LIKELY TO PRODUCE
HEAVY RAIN. HOWEVER...THE LIKELIHOOD OF STORMS WILL BE DECREASING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AZZ020-025-CAZ030>033-291300-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
556 AM PDT FRI JUL 28 2006 /556 AM MST FRI JUL 28 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHWEST
ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY STORMS THAT
DO FORM IS HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS WITH RUGGED TERRAIN...SUCH AS JOSHUA
TREE NATIONAL PARK...WOULD BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND WITH HEAVY RAIN BEING THE MAIN THREAT. A SIGNIFICANT
DECREASE IN MOISTURE IS ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR NEXT WEEK. STORM CHANCES
WILL BECOME SLIGHT MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH ONLY A LINGERING SLIGHT
CHANCE OVER JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AZZ024-291300-
SOUTHERN GILA/TONTO NF FOOTHILLS-
556 AM MST FRI JUL 28 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL
ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN SOUTH-
CENTRAL ARIZONA TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS IS DUE TO THE PRESENCE
OF ABUNDANT ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVING INTO EASTERN ARIZONA TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME AND WILL NOT BE LIMITED TO THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY BEFORE BEGINNING TO SLOWLY
DECREASE FROM THE WEST EARLY NEXT WEEK. THUS HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE
TO BE THE MAIN THREAT THROUGH THE WEEKEND BRINGING WITH IT THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. AS MOISTURE DECREASES NEXT WEEK...THE STORMS
WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LESS LIKELY TO
PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN. HOWEVER...THE LIKELIHOOD OF STORMS WILL BE
DECREASING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Gila

When
July 29, 5:00 AM MST to 6:00 AM MST
Where
Gila County, San Carlos
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.800, -110.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Radar estimated from 3/4 to 1 inch rainfall across mainly rural areas of Southern Gila County.

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Arizona in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, July 2006

Sources

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5523233.