1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 6, 9:10 PM MST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-071200- AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 910 PM MST WED SEP 6 2006 SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION .SYNOPSIS... THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MAINLY THE ARIZONA PORTION OF THE DESERT SOUTHWEST THROUGH FRIDAY AS MOISTURE REMAINS AND UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES PASS BY. DRYING IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE OVER THE WEEKEND AS AN INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW FROM THE PACIFIC DEVELOPS. THIS DRIER FLOW WILL BRING AN END TO THE DAILY THUNDERSTORM THREAT BY EARLY NEXT WEEK OVER ALL OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL LOWER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BEFORE WARMING BACK UP EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .SHORT TERM... TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE CA COAST IS BRINGING NW FLOW TO OUR REGION...ALONG WITH SOME DYNAMICS. WITH THE AIRMASS STILL MOIST THIS IS CAUSING SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO HANG ON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. HOWEVER...MANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN TO BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING BUT AT THIS TIME BEGAN TO MOVE AND DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF SW AZ. WITH THE PRESENCE OF SOME DYNAMICS THIS EVENING...SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTINUE WELL INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS AND NIGHTTIME HOURS. A DEVELOPING TROF EMBEDDED IN THE NW FLOW OVER THE GREAT BASIN THIS EVENING IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES INTO AZ LATER TONIGHT AND THURS MOVING THRU SOUTH CENTRAL AZ BY LATE THURS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE JET DYANMICS ASSOCIATED WITH IT AS THE NAM INDICATES AT LEAST A 50KT 300 MB JET CORE WILL BE OVER SOUTHERN AZ THURS AND FRI. THIS ALONG WITH THE CONTINUED MOIST AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS...IN THE CHANCE CATEGORY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AZ AND A SLIGHT CHANCE IN SE CA BOTH THURS AND FRI. SOME OF THESE STORMS FOR THURS COULD BECOME ORGANIZED RESULTING IN POSSIBLE ISOLD SEVERE CONVECTION WITH STEERING FLOW FROM THE W. ON SAT THE TROF WILL BE WELL TO OUR E AND THE RIDGING FROM THE OFF SHORE UPPER HIGH WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INLAND BRING A DRIER NW FLOW AND A REDUCED CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. THE APPROACHING DEVELOPING TROF AND MOISTURE WILL CAUSE TEMPS TO LOWER THURS/FRI THEN STEADY OUT ON SAT AS RIDGE BEGINS TO MOVE INLAND. && .LONG TERM... SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... CONTINUED DRYING TREND DURING THE LONG TERM WITH W/NWLY FLOW ALOFT IMPORTING DRY ERN PAC AIR. COULD BE JUST ENOUGH LINGERING MOISTURE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF GREATER PHX AREA SUNDAY FOR SLIGHT CHANCE POPS...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARMER MONDAY THRU WEDNESDAY. && .AVIATION... 06Z TAFS ADEQUATELY DEPICT EXPECTED WEATHER. SEE TAFS PHXTAFPHX...PHXTAFIWA...PHXTAFYUM...LAXTAFBLH AND LAXTAFIPL FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS. && .PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AZ...NONE. CA...NONE. && NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX DKS/ESTLE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 517 AM MST WED SEP 6 2006 AZZ021>023-026>028-071230- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- GREATER PHOENIX AREA-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- 517 AM MST WED SEP 6 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF MAINLY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE SATURDAY. STRONGEST STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY DAMAGING WINDS. CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. BE ALERT FOR FLOODING OF LOW SPOTS SUCH AS NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND LOW SPOTS ON ROADS. IF YOU COME TO A FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER WAY TO YOUR DESTINATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ020-025-CAZ030>033-071230- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- 517 AM PDT WED SEP 6 2006 /517 AM MST WED SEP 6 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONGEST STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ024-071230- SOUTHERN GILA/TONTO NF FOOTHILLS- 517 AM MST WED SEP 6 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SATURDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY. STORMS ARE ESPECIALLY LIKELY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. STRONGEST STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. BE ALERT FOR FLOODING OF LOW SPOTS SUCH AS NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND LOW SPOTS ON ROADS. IF YOU COME TO A FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER WAY TO YOUR DESTINATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ELLIS
The Yuma radar (KYUX), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:17 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A roof was damaged by very strong winds, and heavy rain washed out some dirt roads. Small hail was also reported.
Washes and streams flooded due to the heavy rains. One spotter reported 1.5 inches of rain that resulted in knee-deep water. Considerable debris reported in some streams.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arizona in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, September 2006
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5534927, 5534928.