A thunderstorm in Bellemont produced severe wind gusts.
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A thunderstorm in Bellemont produced severe wind gusts.
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 5, 2:10 PM MST, 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 210 PM MST THU JUL 05 2007 .SYNOPSIS...EXPECT GRADUALLY DECREASING AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS MOISTURE BEGINS TO RETURN TO THE NORTHLAND. LOOK FOR SOME AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER AND DOWNWIND OF HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH ABOUT SATURDAY. EXPECT SOMEWHAT DRIER CONDITIONS BEGINNING SUNDAY. && .DISCUSSION...SOME CONVECTION IS UNDERWAY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...DEFIANCE PLATEAU...KAIBAB PLATEAU...AND SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS. 24-HOUR CHANGES IN DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE REMAIN IMPRESSIVE WITH INCREASES OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES OBSERVED ALMOST EVERYWHERE EAST OF MOHAVE COUNTY. MODELS REMAIN FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH A SHIFT OF THE STRONG SOUTHWESTERN HIGH PRESSURE CENTER TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS WILL ALLOW A MORE EASTERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN OVER ARIZONA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND WILL INTRODUCE DEEPER MOISTURE ACROSS THE STATE. LOOK FOR SOME INCREASED RAINSHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS A RESULT. BEGINNING SUNDAY AND MONDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT BACK TO THE SOUTH AND PRODUCE DRIER TRAJECTORIES ACROSS THE STATE...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN AREAS. CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL DECREASE ACCORDINGLY. WATCH FOR TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA TO DECREASE TO NEAR SEASONABLE LEVELS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 00Z PACKAGE...EXPECT ONLY SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDINESS FOR MOST LOCATIONS. HIGH-BASED CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE OVER AND DOWNWIND OF HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH ABOUT 04Z. CEILINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS SHOULD BE ABOUT 15K MSL. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && GH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1000 AM MST THU JUL 5 2007 AZZ004>018-037>040-060700- 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- 1000 AM MST THU JUL 5 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE SOUTHWEST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. EXPECT NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES IN MANY LOCATIONS AGAIN TODAY. MOISTURE CONTINUES TO SLOWLY INCREASE ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF ARIZONA. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NAVAJO AND APACHE COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. DB
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:18 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts to 60 MPH at the NWS office in Bellemont.
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