Heavy rain resulted in flooded roads near Globe.
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Heavy rain resulted in flooded roads near Globe.
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 Aug 4, 4:55 PM MST, 5 minutes earlier.
AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-050600- AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 455 PM MST SAT AUG 4 2007 SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION .SYNOPSIS... LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCES MOVING UP FROM NORTHWEST MEXICO THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE AS WELL AS BETTER CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE COLORADO RIVER. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. BY TUESDAY...MUCH DRIER AIR WILL INFILTRATE SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INTO SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AS A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS OVER THE AREA. THIS WILL DECREASE THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT TO JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OVER FAR EASTERN GILA COUNTY THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. AFTER A TEMPORARY COOLING TREND ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. && .SHORT TERM... TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN FORMING ALL AFTN ALONG THE ERN MOGOLLON RIM...AS WELL AS OVER FAR SE AZ NEAR THE APEX OF INVERTED TROUGH MOVING THRU MEX. MODELS SHOWING FAIRLY DECENT UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE WHERE THE STORMS ARE FIRING TO THE SE...AND DEFORMATION ZONE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE ALSO HELPING TO ALLOW STORMS TO GROW. STEERING FLOWS ARE STILL PROGGED TO BECOME GENERALLY E/NELY TONIGHT. AND...WITH A RATHER DRAMATIC MOISTURE INCREASE EXPECTED FROM THE S TONIGHT...REPLETE WITH PIECES OF ENERGY RIDING INTO THE STATE FROM MEX...WE SHOULD HAVE A PRETTY ACTIVE EVENING OVER SCNTRL ZONES...AND MUCH OF THIS COULD EASILY CONTINUE WELL PAST MIDNIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AGAIN THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. HAVE TWEAKED THE POP GRIDS TO REFLECT THIS IDEA. BOTH GFS/NAM INDICATE A VERY WET AMS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK OVER SCNTRL/SW AZ. AND...WITH CONTINUED THREAT OF VORT TROUGHS ADVECTG IN FROM MEX...COMBINED WITH JET AXIS SETTING UP TO OUR NW ASSOCD WITH PAC NW TROUGH...WE SHOULD HAVE A PRETTY ACTIVE PERIOD INTO MONDAY...MAINLY AZ ZONES. POP GRIDS REFLECT BASICALLY CHANCE CATEGORY RIGHT ON INTO MONDAY NIGHT. BY TUESDAY...WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT A WIND SHIFT ALOFT TO THE SWLY DIRECTION AS PAC NW TROUGH PUSHES INTO NRN ROCKIES. THEREFORE...MONSOON FLOW WILL BE CUT OFF FOR A FEW DAYS BEGINNING TUESDAY...WITH AN ASSOCIATED DECREASE IN STORMS. LOOK FOR TEMPS TO BEGIN TO WARM BACK UP TUESDAY AFTER A BRIEF RESPITE TOMORROW AND MONDAY. && .LONG TERM... TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... MONSOON MOISTURE BOUNDARY WILL BE PUSHING TO OUR E BY WEDNESDAY WITH JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS ZONE 24 BY WED INTO THE END OF THE WEEK. LATER SHIFTS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER COMPLETELY REMOVING THREAT EVEN THERE IF LATEST MEDIUM RANGE DRYING TRENDS CONTINUE. TEMPS WILL RISE TO NEAR EARLY AUGUST NORMALS. && .AVIATION... AUG 4 2355 UTC (AUG 4 1655 MST) AT 2355Z A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...TOPS TO NEAR 55 THSD FT MSL... WAS BUILDING OVER THE MOUNTAINS 60 NM NORTH THROUGH SOUTHEAST OF SKY HARBOR AIRPORT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL SLOWLY MOVE WEST TOWARD THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS NEAR 35 KNOTS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR SKY HARBOR AIRPORT AND SURROUNDING SATELLITE AIRPORTS BETWEEN 02Z AND 07Z. AFTER 07Z BKN CLOUDS 10 TO 16 THSD FEET WITH ISOLATED -SHRA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 17Z SUN. CLEARING SKIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA BETWEEN 17Z AND 00Z. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST CA AND FAR SOUTHWEST AZ UNTIL 17Z SUN... WITH ISOLATED CONVECTION DEVELOPING AFTER 17Z SUN. SEE TAFS PHXTAFPHX...PHXTAFIWA...PHXTAFYUM...LAXTAFBLH AND LAXTAFIPL FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. AVIATION DISCUSSION IS NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS. && .FIRE WEATHER... AUG 4 2240 UTC (AUG 4 1540 MST) SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL BE UNSETTLED DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES AT MID AND UPPER LEVELS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE A POSSIBILITY DURING THAT TIME AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER THAN THEY HAVE BEEN IN PREVIOUS DAYS. DRIER AIR WILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT WEST TO EAST ADVANCE NEXT WEEK LEADING TO A BREAK MAJOR DOWNTREND IN HUMIDITIES AND STORM CHANCES. BY WEDNESDAY...ONLY THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA WILL HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. NO STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED...BUT AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BE A BIT STRONGER THAN IN RECENT DAYS. && PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AZ...NONE. CA...NONE. && NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX SHORT TERM...ESTLE LONG TERM...ESTLE AVIATION...AJ FIRE WX...AJ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 533 AM MST SAT AUG 4 2007 AZZ024-051300- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- 533 AM MST SAT AUG 4 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT EXPECT SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FLASH FLOOD...WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL HAZARD. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGEST STORMS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR EACH DAY THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FLASH FLOOD...WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL HAZARD. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGEST STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ022-023-027-028-051300- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- 533 AM MST SAT AUG 4 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SCATTERED STORMS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FLASH FLOOD...WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL HAZARD... ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN MARICOPA COUNTY AS WELL AS NORTH-CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGEST STORMS...MAINLY OVER THE LOWER DESERT. GUSTY WINDS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE LOCAL AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST OVER THE LOWER DESERT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON A BETTER CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL EXIST MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING...WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL HAZARD...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG TO DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGEST STORMS...AND GUSTY WINDS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE LOCAL AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST OVER THE LOWER DESERT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ031-051300- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- 533 AM MST SAT AUG 4 2007 /533 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FLASH FLOOD...WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL HAZARD. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGEST STORMS. GUSTY WINDS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE LOCAL AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MOST OF THE AREA SUNDAY...AND MAINLY EAST OF THE COLORADO RIVER MONDAY AND TUESDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FLASH FLOOD...WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL HAZARD. IN ADDITION...DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGEST STORMS. GUSTY WINDS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE LOCAL AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. DG
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Water reported covering State Route 188 north of Lake Roosevelt and south of Punkin Center. Officers reported the road impassable.
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