A thunderstorm caused flash flooding west of Dilkon.
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A thunderstorm caused flash flooding west of Dilkon.
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 27, 2:50 PM MST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 250 PM MST FRI JUL 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS ARIZONA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. EXPECT AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR EACH DAY INTO NEXT WEEK. CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION WILL KEEP AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. && .DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON AS DEEP MONSOONAL MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHLAND. THE FOCUS OF THE ACTIVITY THUS FAR HAS BEEN OVER THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF MOGOLLON RIM...INCLUDING YAVAPAI AND GILA COUNTIES. WITH THE VERY WEAK LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR AND STORM MOTIONS GENERALLY 10 MPH OR LESS...THE GREATEST WEATHER THREAT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL MOST LIKELY BE LOCALIZED AREAS WITH FLOODING ISSUES. BEYOND TODAY...NO SIGNIFICANT MECHANISM APPEARS OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS THAT WOULD RESULT IN A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION. THUS...WE CAN EXPECT THE DAILY CONVECTIVE PROCESS OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. ALL OF THIS IS REPRESENTED IN THE FORECAST ZONES AND GRIDS...AND NO MAJOR UPDATES TO PREVIOUS FORECAST ARE WARRANTED AT THIS TIME. KD && .AVIATION...FOR THE 00Z PACKAGE...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH MVFR CONDITIONS ACCOMPANYING THE STRONGER STORMS. THE MAIN THREAT WITH STORMS WILL BE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN. EXPECT AREAS WITH CEILINGS FROM 3 TO 6 KFT AGL WITH A FEW MOUNTAIN TOPS OBSCURED. STORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AFTER 04Z BUT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS CAN BE ANTICIPATED ON SATURDAY. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 950 AM MST FRI JUL 27 2007 AZZ004>018-037>040-280700- 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- 950 AM MST FRI JUL 27 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY DEEP MOISTURE REMAINS OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHLAND BY LATE MORNING...INITIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM AND YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS. STORMS TODAY WILL BE VERY SLOW MOVING...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING LIKELY TO BE THE MAIN THREAT. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE HAIL NEAR OR SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN A HALF INCH IN DIAMETER. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 114 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:59 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash flooding brought high water over route 15 between mile markers 59 and 63 about 5 miles west of Dilkon.
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