Flood and Lightning Strike in Arizona, July 31, 2007

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
330 PM MST TUE JUL 31 2007

.SYNOPSIS...A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. EXPECT AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...ACROSS MUCH OF
NORTHERN ARIZONA.

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.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON
AS VERY MOIST FLOW ALOFT AND A PERSISTENTLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAIN
IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHLAND. WE CAN EXPECT THAT THESE
THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...WILL CONTINUE FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE ALIGNMENT OF SYNOPTIC
FEATURES IS PRODUCING A STEERING FLOW FROM THE EAST-SOUTHEAST...
THOUGH STORM MOTION IS STILL A BIT ON THE SLOW SIDE. HOWEVER...WHILE
MANY LOCATIONS POSSESS SATURATED SOILS AND ISOLATED AREAS OF
FLOODING WILL REMAIN A CONCERN FOR THE REST OF TODAY...IT NO LONGER
APPEARS THAT WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING SHOULD BE AN ISSUE.

MOIST FLOW ALOFT LOOKS TO REMAIN ACROSS NORTHERN AZ FOR TOMORROW AND
PRETTY MUCH THE REST OF THE WEEK AS NO SIGNIFICANT MECHANISM APPEARS
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 FOR THE MAJORITY OF
THE WEEK.

KD

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.AVIATION...FOR THE 00Z PACKAGE...EXPECT CONVECTION TO SLOWLY
DIMINISH THIS EVENING...WITH THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAINING ALONG AND WEST OF THE MOGOLLON
RIM...WITH SCT MVFR CONDITIONS 00Z-04Z. SKIES WILL GENERALLY
BECOME SCT AFTER 04Z. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR
AMENDMENTS.

&&

.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
300 PM MST TUE JUL 31 2007

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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-
300 PM MST TUE JUL 31 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 WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN
ARIZONA TODAY. AS SUCH...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE NORTHLAND. WITH
ADDITIONAL LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ANTICIPATED AND MANY LOCATIONS
ALREADY POSSESSING HEAVILY SATURATED SOILS...THE GREATEST WEATHER
THREAT WILL LIKELY BE ISOLATED AREAS WITH FLOODING ISSUES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

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.