A thunderstorm brought torrential rain and strong winds to Peeples Valley.
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A thunderstorm brought torrential rain and strong winds to Peeples Valley.
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 28, 3:00 PM MST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 300 PM MST SAT JUL 28 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE OVER NEW MEXICO WILL DRIFT WESTWARD AND APPROACH EASTERN ARIZONA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THIS SYSTEM AND THE CONTINUED PRESENCE OF A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && .DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON AS DEEP MONSOONAL MOISTURE AND AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHLAND. THE FOCUS OF THE ACTIVITY THUS FAR HAS BEEN OVER YAVAPAI AND GILA COUNTIES. WITH THE HEAVILY SATURATED SOILS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA...ESPECIALLY OVER MUCH OF THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY WEATHER RISK FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. 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. KD && .AVIATION...FOR THE 00Z PACKAGE...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH IFR CONDITIONS. AWAY FROM STORMS...EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER AREAS WITH CEILINGS OF 5-8 KFT AGL. DECREASING STORM COVERAGE AND RISING CEILINGS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 04Z AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS ON SUNDAY. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLASH FLOOD WATCH ALL ZONES AZZ004>018-037>040 UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 940 AM MST SAT JUL 28 2007 AZZ004>018-037>040-290700- 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- 940 AM MST SAT JUL 28 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY DEEP MOISTURE AND AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAIN OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHLAND BY THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. STORMS TODAY WILL BE SLOW MOVING...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING LIKELY TO BE THE MAIN THREAT. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES. AREAS MOST AT RISK FOR FLOODING TODAY WILL BE THOSE THAT ALREADY HAVE SATURATED SOILS FROM HEAVY RAINS THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS...INCLUDING MUCH OF THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 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), 144 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds removed tree branches 1 to 2 inches in diameter from trees. The thunderstorm also brought torrential rain.
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