Locally heavy rains fell in portions of Southern Gila County.
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The episode as NWS PSR wrote it up.
Locally heavy rains fell in portions of Southern Gila County.
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 Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 16, 2:25 PM MST, 55 minutes earlier.
AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-170600- AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 225 PM MST SUN SEP 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS... A LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND MONDAY. SUFFICIENT MOISTURE REMAINS OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...WITH A CONTINUED CHANCE OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA ON MONDAY. BY TUESDAY THE AIR OVER THE REGION WILL TURN MUCH DRIER WITH NEAR NORMAL AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. A DEEP LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL TAKE SHAPE OVER THE FAR EASTERN PACIFIC DURING THIS WEEK. AT PRESENT...IT APPEARS THAT THIS WILL BE A RELATIVELY DRY SYSTEM FOR THE FORECAST AREA WITH ONLY PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE WEEK. && .SHORT TERM... TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ISOLD TSTMS HAVE FORMED THIS AFTERNOON OVER OUR AZ PORTION OF PHX CWA AS DYNAMICS FROM TROUGH/JET TO OUR W BEGIN TO INTERACT WITH VERY MOIST/UNSTABLE AMS. MLCAPES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 750 TO 1000 J/KG BY LATE IN THE DAY INVOF KPHX...AND WITH THE AFOEMENTIONED DYNAMICS...WE SHOULD SEE A PRETTY DRAMATIC INCREASE IN TSTM COVERAGE THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING HOURS...ESPCLY OVER SCNTRL PORTIONS. MODERATE AMOUNTS OF SHEAR SHOULD PAVE THE WAY FOR SOME ISOLD SEVERE MULTICELLS AS THE AFTERNOON WEARS ON. MEANWHILE...FAR WRN AZ AND SE CA PART OF CWA HAVE UNDERGONE SIGNIFICANT DRYING TODAY...SO LITTLE OR NO CONVECTION ON TAP OUT THERE. DUE TO THE DYNAMICS ASSOCD WITH APPROACHING TROUGH...WE COULD SEE ONE OF THOSE UNUSUAL NIGHTS WHERE STORMS COULD BE FOUND EVEN INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...ESPECIALLY OVER ABOUT THE ERN THIRD OF THE CWA. WILL MAINTAIN SCATTERED POPS FROM ABOUT CENTRAL LA PAZ AND YUMA COUNTIES EWD TONIGHT. BY MONDAY...THE TROUGH WILL PASS BY TO OUR N...PUSHING THE DEEP-LAYERED MOISTURE FAR ENOUGH TO OUR E SUCH THAT BY THE END OF THE DAY...MOST IF NOT ALL CONVECTION SHOULD BE OVER. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY APPEAR TO BE SUNNY...WITH MUCH LOWER HUMIDITIES. TEMPS WILL BE RIGHT AROUND SEASONAL NORMALS...WHICH WILL RESULT IN SOME PLEASANTLY COOL OVERNIGHT MINIMUMS. && .LONG TERM... WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... STRONG UPPER LOW WILL BE DEVELOPING AND DROPPING SWD ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST DURING THIS NEW WEEK ACCORDING TO ALL MEDIUM RANGE MODELS. THIS WILL LEAVE AZ/SE CA IN A DRY SWLY FLOW ALOFT THRU AT LEAST FRIDAY. BY THE END OF THE WEEK...MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE QUITE A BIT...WITH THE GFS DROPPING THE LOW WELL OFF THE SRN CA COAST...THE ECMWF KEEPING IT OVER SW NV...AND THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE. WILL GO ALONG WITH THE ENSEMBLE MEAN SOLUTION FOR NOW...WHICH WOULD IMPLY SOME INCREASE IN CLOUDS... AND PERHAPS SOME MINOR COOLING TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. SHOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THIS ALL PANS OUT. && .AVIATION... SEPTEMBER 16 2100 UTC (SEPTEMBER 16 1400 MST) STRONG CONVECTION UNDERWAY ALREADY WITH TSTMS BETWEEN KCGZ AND KPHX MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. AS THE WEST COAST TROUGH MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD...THE MOISTURE WILL STILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WELL INTO TONIGHT. BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIP AND BLOWING DUST APPEAR TO BE BETWEEN 2200 AND 0200 UTC. VSBY COULD DROP INTO MVFR CATEGORY BRIEFLY WITH OUTFLOW WINDS OVER 40 KTS IN LOCALIZED AREAS. WESTERN TAF SITES WILL HAVE SOME WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 KT RANGE WITH NO THREAT OF BLOWING DUST AT KYUM/KBLH/KIPL. SEE TAFS PHXTAFPHX...PHXTAFIWA...PHXTAFYUM...LAXTAFBLH AND LAXTAFIPL FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. AVIATION DISCUSSION IS NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS. && .FIRE WEATHER... SEPTEMBER 16 2135 UTS (SEPTEMBER 16 1435 MST) A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED NEAR THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL KEEP A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...WITH GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS AND 20S WHILE ANY CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF ARIZONA. CRITICAL WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 5 TO 7 DAYS. && .PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AZ...NONE. CA...NONE. && NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX SHORT TERM...ESTLE LONG TERM...ESTLE AVIATION...SIPPLE FIRE WX...SIPPLE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 545 AM MST SUN SEP 16 2007 AZZ022>024-027-028-171400- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- 545 AM MST SUN SEP 16 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH ARIZONA TODAY...AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. INCREASING MOISTURE FROM MEXICO...AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...WILL LEAD TO A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. AZZ021-026-171400- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- 545 AM MST SUN SEP 16 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH ARIZONA TODAY...AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. INCREASING MOISTURE FROM MEXICO...AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...WILL LEAD TO A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MAINLY EAST OF THE COLORADO RIVER. THUNDER STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN... STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. AZZ020-025-CAZ031-171400- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- 545 AM MST SUN SEP 16 2007 /545 AM PDT SUN SEP 16 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. CAZ030-032-033-171400- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- 545 AM PDT SUN SEP 16 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:18 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Highway 60 reported flooded with rock slides in the area. Spotter to the south of Globe reported .50 inch in only 20 minutes.|
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