1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 7, 9:10 PM MST, 4 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-081200- AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 910 PM MST THU SEP 7 2006 SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION .SYNOPSIS... SUFFICIENT MOISTURE WILL REMAIN FOR A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OVER SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. DURING THE WEEKEND...A GRADUAL DRYING TREND WILL COMMENCE ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. BY TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK...EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA UNDER A MUCH DRIER NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT. && .SHORT TERM... TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... TROF REMAINS OVR AZ WITH UPPER LOW NEAR THE N CENTRAL AZ/UT BORDER. A COUPLE OF SHORT WAVES ROTATING AROUND UPPER LOW WITH FIRST ONE MOVING THROUGH 4 CORNERS AREA FOLLOWED BY ON MOVING THROUGH NW AZ AT THIS TIME. THIS IS BRINGS NW FLOW OVER OUR REGION AND ALSO BRINGING SOME DYNAMICS DOWN INTO OUR REGION TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...A 300 MB JET CORE HAS BEGUN TO PUNCH INTO SOUTHERN AZ THIS EVENING FOR ADDED DYNAMICS. THE 00Z PHX SOUNDING ALSO SHOWED THAT INSTABILITY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AZ HAD INCREASED FROM EARLIER TODAY. THIS WHOLE SYSTEM IS CAUSING A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH ARE JUST NOW AT THIS TIME ENTERING SOUTH CENTRAL AZ AND EXTEND BACK INTO SOUTHERN NV...WITH THE WHOLE AREA MOVING SE TOWARD SOUTH CENTRAL AZ AND POSSIBILY INTO PORTIONS OF SW AZ LATER TONIGHT. THUS CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AZ MAY CONTINUE WELL INTO TONIGHT AS THEY MOVE DOWN FROM THE N. THE JET CORE WILL BE OVER SOUTHERN AZ FRI WITH THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION PASSING OVER BY LATE FRI AFTERNOON/NIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP DYNAMICS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF OUR REGION THRU FRI/FRI NIGHT. BY SAT/SUN WESTERLY FLOW WILL SPREAD OVER OUR REGION BRINGING SOME DRYING INTO SE CA AND GRADUALLY SPREADING IT SLOWLY E...WITH IT REDUCING THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AZ DOWN TO A SLIGHT CHANCE OVER THE WEEKEND. && .LONG TERM... SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... BACKED OFF ON COMPLETE DRYING AND ENDING OF TSTM THREATS A DAY OR SO FROM WHAT WAS INHERITED BASED ON LATEST GFS TRENDS...AND ADJACENT WFOS AGREED. SO...SLIGHT CHANCES OF STORMS WILL BE MAINTAINED IN FORECAST THRU MONDAY EVENING. WILL ALLOW FOR MAX TEMPS TO RISE BACK ABOVE NORMAL WITH THE DRIER AIR IN PLACE. && .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 510 AM MST THU SEP 7 2006 AZZ021>023-026>028-081215- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- GREATER PHOENIX AREA-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- 510 AM MST THU SEP 7 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 CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA THIS AFTERNOON. 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. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK...AND FLOWING WATER CAN BE STRONGER THAN YOU REALIZE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK...AND FLOWING WATER CAN BE STRONGER THAN YOU REALIZE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ020-025-CAZ030>033-081215- 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- 510 AM PDT THU SEP 7 2006 /510 AM MST THU SEP 7 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 CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY. 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. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK...AND FLOWING WATER CAN BE STRONGER THAN YOU REALIZE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ024-081215- SOUTHERN GILA/TONTO NF FOOTHILLS- 510 AM MST THU SEP 7 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. 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. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK...AND FLOWING WATER CAN BE STRONGER THAN YOU REALIZE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY. 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. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK...AND FLOWING WATER CAN BE STRONGER THAN YOU REALIZE. .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 08:43 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong winds and locally heavy rains swept through much of Southwest Arizona during the night. Wind gusts to 78 mph were clocked at the Yuma Proving Grounds, along with 1.34 inches of rain. Blowing dust was also likely with these strong winds.
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