Heavy rain caused Houston Creek to overflow.
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Heavy rain caused Houston Creek to overflow.
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 13, 2:30 PM MST, 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 230 PM MST SUN JUL 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A MOIST MONSOON AIRMASS WILL ALLOW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...PRIMARILY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. && .DISCUSSION...MID LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES THROUGH MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK. FOR TONIGHT...DEEP MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS ARIZONA. EXPECT SCATTERED HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING STORMS TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BUT GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO ISOLATED STORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGH MOISTURE VALUES ENSURE THAT ANY STORMS...EVEN DURING THE NIGHT...WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL. FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THE MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA WILL SURELY REMAIN ENTRENCHED AS THE DEEP LAYER FLOW REMAINS FROM OVER MEXICO. BEYOND TUESDAY...SOME MODEL ENSEMBLES ARE SHOWING A WEAKNESS ON THE NORTHWEST EDGE OF THE MID LEVEL HIGH AS A SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE UNITED STATES. THE MID LEVEL HIGH COULD VERY EASILY STAND UP TO THESE WEATHER DISTURBANCES WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN MOISTURE OR CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. IF THESE DISTURBANCES COME IN STRONGER...AS CURRENTLY SHOWN BY SEVERAL MODEL SOLUTIONS...SOME DECREASE IN THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WOULD BE IN ORDER BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE ORGANIZED STORMS WOULD GO UP. AS ALWAYS...THE MONSOON PRESENTS NEW MYSTERIES TO UNRAVEL. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 00Z PACKAGE...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. EXPECT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY OVER THE LOWER VALLEY AREAS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP TOMORROW OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AFTER 11 AM MST. EXPECT MVFR CIGS/VSBY CONDITIONS IN THE STRONGER STORMS. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FIRE WEATHER...SEE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST (FWFFGZ) FOR DISCUSSION OF DAYS 1 AND 2. WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THE MOIST MONSOON PATTERN SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH SLIGHT DAY TO DAY CHANGES IN LOCATION OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MOST OF THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY WITH CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RAPIDLY DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && PUBLIC.............MCCOLLUM AVIATION/FIRE WX...BOHLIN VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 916 AM MST SUN JUL 13 2008 AZZ004>018-037>040-132330- KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- 916 AM MST SUN JUL 13 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTHEAST ARIZONA AND WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT DEEP MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL CONTINUE TO FUEL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. THE MAIN THREAT FROM STORMS WILL BE LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE THREAT FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE AS HIGH PRESSURE AND MONSOON MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:03 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain from a thunderstorm caused Houston Creek to overflow in Star Valley east of Payson. Water crossed two roads three feet deep in places. The roads were closed for about two and a half hours.
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