1 funnel cloud, 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 5, 9:40 AM MST, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 940 AM MST WED JUL 05 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS WEEK. AS A RESULT...SCATTERED...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING NEAR NORMAL. && .DISCUSSION..TWO DECAYING COMPLEXES HAVE LEFT MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS MORNING. A BAND OF LIGHT SHOWERS IS MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS NORTHWESTERN GILA AND SOUTH CENTRAL YAVAPAI COUNTIES THIS MORNING. HAVE ALREADY UPDATED FORECAST TO INCREASE CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING AND LOWER TEMPERATURES. CLOUD COVER MAY DELAY STRONG CONVECTION OVER MUCH OF THE CWA UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON. MODELS ARE SHOWING THAT MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL BE OVER THE STATE THROUGH FRIDAY AS A MAINLY SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES. THESE WILL COMBINE TO PROVIDE A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 18Z PACKAGE...A LARGE DECAYING CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SCT -SHRA SOUTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM THIS MORNING...WITH SCT-BKN CLOUD DECKS AROUND 13 KFT MSL. EXPECT SCT/BKN DECKS AROUND 15K FT MSL NORTH OF THE RIM. NEW CONVECTION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BY 18-20Z THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT SCATTERED (40-50 PERCENT) COVERAGE OF TSRA AND ISOLATED +TSRA WITH WIND GUSTS TO 40 KTS. CEILINGS IN THE HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE AS LOW AS 3-4K FT AGL. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && MAS/DJO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1025 AM MST WED JUL 5 2006 AZZ004>018-037>040-060700- BLACK MESA AREA-CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- COCONINO PLATEAU-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- KAIBAB PLATEAU-LITTLE COLORADO RVR VLY IN APACHE CO- LITTLE COLORADO RVR VLY IN COCONINO CO- LITTLE COLORADO RVR VLY IN NAVAJO CO-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS- NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF 264- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS 264 NORTH-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS- 1025 AM MST WED JUL 5 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR...APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES .DAY ONE...TODAY MOISTURE CONTINUES TO INCREASE THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA AS A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES. LARGE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES OVER SOUTHERN ARIZONA LAST NIGH HAVE SPREAD CLOUDS OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS YAVAPAI COUNTY THIS MORNING. THE ONSET OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DELAYED TODAY BECAUSE OF LESS SURFACE HEATING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN AREAS WHERE THERE IS LESS CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING. STORMS THAT FORM THIS AFTERNOON BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH RAINFALL RATES OVER AN INCH AN HOUR LIKELY WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY ALSO CONTAIN HAIL UP TO 3/4 OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA EACH DAY. GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAS
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 181 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:33 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
A funnel cloud was seen about 20 miles south of St Johns Airport.
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