A strong low pressure system moved across northern Arizona bringing strong winds and little rain.
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The episode as NWS FGZ wrote it up.
A strong low pressure system moved across northern Arizona bringing strong winds and little rain.
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 Mar 27, 3:00 AM MST, 6 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 300 AM MST TUE MAR 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN BY THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH WARMER AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED. && .DISCUSSION...A STRONG TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED SFC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SRN GREAT BASIN AND ARIZONA TODAY. THE MAIN IMPACT FROM THIS STORM WILL BE THE WINDS. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE DAY. WINDS OF 30-40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NRN AZ TODAY. DIVQ FORCING WILL BE STRONG AS THIS SYSTEM SWEEPS ACROSS AZ TODAY. MODERATELY STABLE LAPSE RATES...HOWEVER...WILL BE PRESENT ACROSS ACROSS MUCH OF SRN AND CENTRAL AZ AND WILL INHIBIT DEVELOPMENT OF PCPN. BEST CHANCES FOR MEASURABLE PCPN WILL BE ACROSS NRN AZ FROM KPRC-KFLG-KRQE NORTHWARD. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE DURING THE DAY BUT THE BEST CHANCES FOR PCPN WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AS THE COLD CORE OF THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS AZ. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL FROM 8-9KFT THIS AFTERNOON TO BELOW 4KFT BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. BEST CHANCES FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NRN BORDER REGIONS WHERE A FEW INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR MASS FARTHER SOUTH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY LIMIT PCPN/SNOW AMOUNTS. IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER ON WEDNESDAY AND THERE WILL SOME LINGERING SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL TAKE PLACE THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. DB && .AVIATION...FOR THE 12Z PACKAGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...BECOMING SUSTAINED AT 30-40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 55 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL ALSO EXIST THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS AT AREA TAF SITES...THOUGH PRIMARILY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM. EXPECT MAINLY MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN THE BANDS OF PRECIPITATION. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. KD && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM MST UNTIL 8 PM MST TODAY AZZ 004>018-037>040. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 700 AM MST TUE MAR 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- 700 AM MST TUE MAR 27 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25-40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50-60 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY /PHXNPWFGZ/ REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN ARIZONA THROUGH 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A strong cold front brought high winds to the area during the day.
A strong cold front brought high winds to the area during the day.
A strong cold front brought high winds to the area during the day. The visibility was reduced to 1/4 mile in blowing dust and sand at times between Tuba City and Sunset Crater.
A strong cold front brought high winds to the area during the day.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arizona in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, March 2007
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 16805, 16806, 16807, 16808.