1 tornado, 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 Mar 19, 3:20 PM MST, 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 320 PM MST SUN MAR 19 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA TONIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS NEAR 4000 FEET. AFTER A BREAK ON MONDAY...EXPECT ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM TO BRING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AND WINDY CONDITIONS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THE REST OF THE WEEK. && .DISCUSSION...A LARGE COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RESIDE OVER ARIZONA. 500 MB COLD POOL OF -28C PROVIDING AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERIC PROFILE WHICH IS PROMOTING A CONVECTIVE NATURE TO THE SNOWFALL TODAY...MEANING WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED HEAVY SHOWERS. FOR EXAMPLE...HAVE RECEIVED A REPORT OF 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN 30 MINUTES WITH A HEAVIER CONVECTIVE CELL IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. OTHERWISE...WILL BE COUNTING ON SOME ORGANIZED AREAS TO PROVIDE MORE CONTINUOUS SNOWFALL THIS EVENING. ONE DISTURBANCE WITH THIS POTENTIAL IS MOVING EAST INTO WESTERN YAVAPAI AND COCONINO COUNTY...AND ANOTHER SHORTWAVE IS LIFTING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. AREAS WITHIN THE SNOW ADVISORY WHICH INCLUDES THE COCONINO PLATEAU...MOGOLLON RIM...WHITE MOUNTAINS...AND POINTS SOUTHWARD ABOVE 4000 FEET HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE AFFECTED BY EITHER OF THESE TWO FEATURES TONIGHT. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE STATE MONDAY...PROVIDING A BREAK IN THE WEATHER ALTHOUGH A FEW FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO LINGERING LOW-LEVEL INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE. ON TUESDAY...ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH NORTHERN AZ WITH AN INTENSIFYING COLD FRONT...RESPECTABLE AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE FROM THE RIM NORTHWARD...AND A STRONG VORTICITY CENTER ALOFT. ESPECIALLY WITH GOOD AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GFS...ECMWF...AND UKMET MODELS...THIS STORM SYSTEM IS LOOKING MORE CERTAIN AS TIME GOES ON...AND WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW INCHES OF SNOW...WINDY CONDITIONS PRECEDING THE COLD FRONT...AND SNOW LEVELS DROPPING AS LOW AS 5000 FEET SOUTH OF THE RIM AND 4000 FEET CLOSE TO THE UTAH BORDER. THE EXTENDED PERIODS WILL FEATURE A WARMING TREND AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHWEST. ONTON && .AVIATION...FOR THE 00Z PACKAGE...WIDESPREAD COLD AIR ALOFT WILL BRING FREQUENT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST 08Z-12Z TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 4000 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH 03Z-05Z. CEILINGS WILL BE WIDESPREAD AT OR BELOW 2-3K FT AGL WITH SNOW VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A MILE OVER AT LEAST 50 PERCENT OF THE AREA. CONDITIONS WILL NOT IMPROVE UNTIL LATER TONIGHT. CEILINGS WILL LIFT THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY...WITH MANY AREAS GOING SCATTERED BY 18Z. CEILINGS OVER THE RIM AND OTHER HIGH TERRAIN WILL BE 3-5K FT AGL WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...SNOW ADVISORY ZONES 7-8-15>18-37-38 UNTIL MIDNIGHT. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 815 AM MST SUN MAR 19 2006 AZZ004>018-037>040-200700- 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- 815 AM MST SUN MAR 19 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHERN ARIZONA...ESPECIALLY FROM THE MOGOLLON RIM AND WHITE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWARD. SNOW HAS BEGUN SOUTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM AND WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SNOW LEVELS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE NEAR 4000 OR LOWER...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY ABOVE 4000 FEET ELEVATION. SEE THE SNOW ADVISORY (PRODUCT PHXWSWFGZ) FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:24 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
An off duty NWS employee reported a tornado 10 miles south of Leupp.
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