1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 7, 9:00 AM MST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 900 AM MST FRI JUL 07 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A MOIST AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AS A RESULT...THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE. && .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IN THE MID TO UPPER LEVELS WAS CENTERED OVER WEST TEXAS WITH A WEAK DEEP LAYER TROUGH LOCATED OVER THE ARIZONA/CALIFORNIA BORDER THIS MORNING. AS A RESULT...NORTHERN ARIZONA WAS UNDER DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW AND WEAK HORIZONTAL STATIC STABILITY ALOFT. THIS PATTERN SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS INTO MORE WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY. FOR TODAY...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING STORMS PRIMARILY FROM PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF AND HEBER SOUTHWARD. ACROSS NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST ARIZONA THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT STABLE DUE TO SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND A CLOUD SHIELD THAT CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THAT AREA THIS MORNING. THE BEST SOLAR INSOLATION IS OVER CENTRAL ARIZONA AND EXPECT THAT WILL BE THE MOST ACTIVE AREA FOR THUNDERSTORMS HEADING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY UNTIL 8 PM MST. FOR SATURDAY AND HEADING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK STILL NO CONVINCING DRYING TREND SHOWING UP IN THE MODELS. DRIER AIR MOVES ACROSS ARIZONA IN THE MID TO UPPER LEVELS BUT THE BOUNDARY LAYER REMAINS FAIRLY MOIST. THIS PATTERN OFTEN RESULTS IN LOWER POPS BUT THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM TEND TO BE MORE INTENSE. IN ADDITION...NOCTURNAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE A HIGHER THREAT OVER THE WEEKEND. MCCOLLUM && .AVIATION...FOR THE 18Z PACKAGE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING...WITH CEILINGS OF 11-13 KFT COMMON. BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INTENSIFY AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS...WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS PRODUCING CEILINGS DOWN TO 3 KFT AGL ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL. STORMS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER 03Z. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF YAVAPAI COUNTY UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. &&
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 150 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:50 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
A funnel cloud was reported 15 miles north-northwest of Winslow (10 miles east of Leupp).
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