1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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.
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 Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 30, 2:40 PM MST, 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 240 PM MST SUN JUL 30 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL ALLOW THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT...SOME WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER ARIZONA THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY...ALTHOUGH A SLOW DRYING TREND WILL DECREASE AREAL COVERAGE BY MIDWEEK. && .DISCUSSION...RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING THREE MAIN AREAS OF CONVECTION AT THIS TIME. ONE AREA...WITH ATTENDANT LARGE RAINFALL RATES...IS LOCATED OVER THE COCONINO PLATEAU AREA. THIS CONVECTION CAUGHT UP IN RIDGE AXIS DEFORMATION ZONE WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT SHOWN. SOUTHERN PORTION OF THIS WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD FLAGSTAFF OVER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. SECOND AREA FORMED OFF THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND IS CURRENTLY PUSHING SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. THIRD AREA IS LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND MOGOLLON RIM...TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. THIS AREA IS PUSHING SOUTHWARD. EXPECT AREAS IN BETWEEN TO DEVELOP THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS OUTFLOWS CONVERGE AND INTERACT. EXPECT ACTIVITY TO LAST WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS DUE TO THE HIGH LEVELS OF MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IN PLACE OVER THE REGION...WITH GENERAL MOTION TO THE SOUTH AND OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA BY MIDNIGHT. FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM THE GRAND CANYON TO CAMERON TO SANDERS. STEERING FLOW BECOMES WESTERLY MONDAY WHICH WILL BEGIN A SLOW DRYING TREND FOR THE WEEK. EXPECT ACTIVITY MONDAY TO STILL BE HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS WITH SIMILAR COVERAGE AS TODAY. AS THE FLOW STRENGTHENS ALOFT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION...AND STRONGER WIND SHEAR PROFILE SUGGESTS THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ON THESE DAYS. ADDITIONAL DRY AIR IS FORECAST TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST LATER IN THE WEEK TO CONTINUE TO REDUCE THE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ESPECIALLY WESTERN SECTIONS. HOWEVER...LOW-LEVELS REMAIN MOIST ENOUGH FOR DAILY AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF THE MOGOLLON RIM AND WHITE MOUNTAINS EVEN IN THIS DRIER AIRMASS. COVERAGE WILL BE LESS THAN NORMAL...BUT IT CERTAINLY WONT BE A DRY FORECAST. STAUDENMAIER && .AVIATION...FOR THE 00Z PACKAGE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH 07Z WITH HEAVY RAIN...VISIBILITIES LOCALLY REDUCED TO UNDER 1SM AND CEILINGS AOB 2000 FT AGL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AFTER 07Z. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT FOR ZONES AZZ007-008-012>018-037-038. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1010 AM MST SUN JUL 30 2006 AZZ004>018-037>040-310700- 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- 1010 AM MST SUN JUL 30 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A MOIST...UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL BRING ANOTHER DAY OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO NORTHERN ARIZONA. MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS OVER MANY AREAS WILL DELAY THE ONSET OF CONVECTION TO 1100 AM OR EVEN NOON. STORM MOTION WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE NORTH TO SOUTH. EXPECT THE GREATEST ACTIVITY FROM THE COCONINO PLATEAU...ALONG THE MOGOLLON RIM...TO THE WHITE MOUNTAIN...AND SOUTH OF THESE AREAS. THE GREATEST THREAT POSED BY TODAYS STORMS IS THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING DUE TO RELATIVELY SLOW STORM MOVEMENT AND HIGH VALUES OF MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM MST THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ROUGHLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM THE GRAND CANYON TO SANDERS. PLEASE SEE PRODUCT PHXFFAFGZ FOR THE ASSOCIATED FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EXPECT CONTINUED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGH MONDAY WITH SOME CHANCE OF DRIER CONDITIONS THEREAFTER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. STAUDENMAIER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1117 AM MST SUN JUL 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 AM HEAVY RAIN COTTONWOOD 34.73N 112.02W
07/30/2006 M1.50 INCH YAVAPAI AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
0500 AM HEAVY RAIN COTTONWOOD 34.73N 112.02W
07/30/2006 M2.30 INCH YAVAPAI AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
0500 AM HEAVY RAIN CORNVILLE 34.72N 111.91W
07/30/2006 M2.28 INCH YAVAPAI AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
0500 AM HEAVY RAIN CORNVILLE 34.72N 111.91W
07/30/2006 M2.75 INCH YAVAPAI AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
0500 AM HEAVY RAIN MUNDS PARK 34.94N 111.64W
07/30/2006 M1.65 INCH COCONINO AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
0500 AM HEAVY RAIN PARKS 35.26N 111.95W
07/30/2006 E2.00 INCH COCONINO AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
0500 AM HEAVY RAIN PARKS 35.26N 111.95W
07/30/2006 M3.75 INCH COCONINO AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
BOHLINPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
248 PM MST SUN JUL 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0941 PM FLASH FLOOD COTTONWOOD 34.73N 112.02W
07/29/2006 YAVAPAI AZ BROADCAST MEDIA
3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN RECEIVED DURING OVERNIGHT PERIOD.
ROADS WASHED OUT AND CONCRETE SLABS DISPLACED. SEVERAL
HOME WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES OF WATER IN THEM. VERDE VILLAGE
2 AND 3 HAD HOMES DAMAGED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS...VERDE
VILLAGE 4 AND 5 DAMAGED AS WELL.
0941 PM FLASH FLOOD COTTONWOOD 34.73N 112.02W
07/29/2006 YAVAPAI AZ BROADCAST MEDIA
3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN RECEIVED OVERNIGHT. HOMES FLOODED
WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES OF WATER IN THEM. ROADS WASHED OUT
AND CONCRETE SLABS DISPLACED. VERDE VILLAGE 2 AND 3
DAMAGED THE MOST BY FLOOD WATERS. VERDE VILLAGE 4 AND 5
ALSO DAMAGED AS WELL.
&&
CKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
250 PM MST SUN JUL 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM FLASH FLOOD TWIN ARROWS 35.16N 111.27W
07/30/2006 COCONINO AZ LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER RUNNING ACROSS INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE POST 217
TO 219. SEVERAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS REPORTED.
&&
CKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
253 PM MST SUN JUL 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0840 PM FLASH FLOOD WHITERIVER 33.84N 109.96W
07/29/2006 NAVAJO AZ LAW ENFORCEMENT
2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVERNIGHT. ROADS SUCH AS
HIGHWAY 73 NEAR CANYON DAY...KINISHBA TURNOFF...STABLES
CURVES...AND TURKEY CREEK ROAD HAD DEBRIS FLOWS AND WATER
RUNNING OVER THEM. SEVERAL HOMES IN THE AREA FLOODED.
&&
CKThe Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 150 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:01 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A 45 year old man was struck and killed by lightning about 200 yards off the Wahweap Marina.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Coconino | 2006-07-30 | 45 | Male | Boat | Direct |
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