1 heavy rain, 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 6, 9:00 AM MST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 900 AM MST THU JUL 06 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA INTO THE WEEKEND. AS A RESULT...SCATTERED...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN NEAR NORMAL. && .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IN THE MID TO UPPER LEVELS WAS CENTERED OVER NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING. THIS WAS RESULTING IN A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. THE 12Z SOUNDING AT FLAGSTAFF CAME IN WITH A WARM CAP AT ABOUT 550 MB WITH A MOIST AND COOL BOUNDARY LAYER. THE CAPE ON THE MORNING SOUNDING WAS LESS THAN 100 JOULES. DAYTIME HEATING WILL HELP TO GENERATE SOME EXTRA CAPE BUT WITH SO MANY CLOUDS ACROSS ARIZONA AND THE COOL BOUNDARY LAYER JUST LOOKING AT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THERE IS A 15-20 KNOT SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WHICH COULD RESULT IN TRAINING OF STORM CELLS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED AREAS OF FLOODING. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS TODAY IS NEAR ZERO. FOR FRIDAY AND INTO NEXT WEEK THE MID TO UPPER HIGH MOVES SOUTHWARD SLIGHTLY BUT THE MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. AS A RESULT...EXPECT A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY WITH TEMPERATURE REMAINING NEAR NORMAL. MCCOLLUM && .AVIATION...FOR THE 18Z PACKAGE...THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS OVER NRN AZ. EXPECT WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 KTS WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS ALONG WITH LOCAL CEILINGS DOWN TO 3 KFT. STORMS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER 03Z. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. ONTON && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain fell in Prescott Valley from mid morning to early afternoon. Between 0.80 and 0.95 inches of rain fell in less than three hours. Local street flooding was reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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