Hail and strong winds accompanied some of the storms that moved slowly through the area.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS PSR wrote it up.
Hail and strong winds accompanied some of the storms that moved slowly through the area.
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 Jul 25, 2:55 PM MST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 255 PM MST FRI JUL 25 2008 SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION && .SYNOPSIS... CHANCES OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS WILL INCREASE INTO THE WEEKEND...AS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WORKS ITS WAY INTO THE SOUTHWEST. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY...AS MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION DOLLY WORK ITS WAY INTO THE REGION. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS...THOUGH LOCATIONS AFFECTED AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE QUITE UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. MOISTURE WILL LIKELY DECREASE MONDAY INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...BUT WILL REMAIN SUFFICIENT TO GIVE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF PHOENIX. && .DISCUSSION... TONIGHT...RELATIVELY STRONG NVA ANALYZED BY THE RUC HAS INHIBITED CONVECTION ACROSS THE CWA...EVEN ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY. ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME MORE UNSTABLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING WITH MLCAPES ESTIMATED BETWEEN 300 AND 600 J/KG. EXPECT THAT STORMS WILL GRADUALLY PROPAGATE WESTWARD THROUGH THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST AND INTO THE EAST VALLEY. BEST CHANCE FOR ACTIVITY MAY ACTUALLY OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT AS STORMS DEVELOPING NEAR TUCSON SEND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES INTO THE AREA. FURTHER WEST...A WELL-DEFINED INVERTED TROUGH EXTENDING FROM BAJA CA TOWARDS PUERTO PENASCO MAY TRIGGER ISOLATED CONVECTION ACROSS SE CA. THIS WEEKEND...MODELS STILL NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH THE TRACK OF THE REMNANTS OF DOLLY. HOWEVER...GENERAL CONSENSUS IS THAT THE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHWESTWARD AND EVENTUALLY NORTHWARD AROUND THE RIDGE IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...WITH THE DEEPEST MOISTURE REMAINING TO OUR EAST ACROSS EASTERN AZ AND WESTERN NM. DOLLY HAS WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY AND ONLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION REMAINS AROUND THE CORE OF THE SYSTEM NEAR EL PASO. IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO FOCUS...NOT ON THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION...BUT ON THE EFFECT OF THE ADDED TROPICAL MOISTURE ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE SYSTEM...AS IT ENHANCES THE DIURNAL THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE TYPICAL OF THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON. FLOW WILL REMAIN WEAK ACROSS AZ...WHICH WILL RESULT IN SLOW-MOVING CELLS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF PERSISTENT HEAVY RAIN. TROPICAL NATURE OF THE AIRMASS POINTS TO THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING WITH THE STRONGEST CELLS. WITH THE ACTIVITY LARGELY REMAINING CONVECTIVE AND SCATTERED...WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL NOT BE ISSUED AT THIS TIME. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... FOR MONDAY INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. MONSOONAL PATTERN CONTINUES AND THERE ARE NO MECHANISMS SET TO REALLY DRY THINGS OUT...NO STRONG SWLY DRY PUSHES TO GIVE US A BREAK IN THE MONSOON. MEX MOS POPS REMAIN ON THE LOW SIDE...SLIGHT CHANCE VALUES EACH DAY FOR PHOENIX WITH 12 HOUR POPS DOWN INTO SINGLE DIGITS OUT WEST EACH DAY. THUS WILL KEEP OUR STANDARD LOWER GRADE FORECAST GOING EACH DAY. HAVE MADE VERY FEW CHANGES TO THE FORECAST FROM WHAT WAS INHERITED...TEMP TRENDS LOOK GOOD...AND WE SHOULD SEE MAX TEMPS RISE GRADUALLY THRU THE PERIOD BUT REMAIN A BIT BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS. && .AVIATION... SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...KPHX/KIWA AND SURROUNDING AIRFIELDS... MOISTLY CLEAR SKIES AND PLENTIFUL MOISTURE...SO CONVECTION WILL START UP EARLY TODAY...MAINLY EAST AND SOUTH OF THE PHOENIX AREA. WITH AN EASTERLY STEERING FLOW...ANTICIPATE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS...TOPS NEAR 38KFT...TO BE CLOSE TO KPHX/KIWA BY 00Z. BASED ON UNCERTAINTY IN TIMING...WILL NOT MENTION WEATHER IN TAFS AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...UP TO 35 KTS...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS...WITH CIGS BRIEFLY LOWERING TO AROUND 7KFT AGL WITH STRONGEST STORMS. ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS UNTIL AROUND 08Z...THEN DIMINISH WITH CLOUD DECK REMAINING BROKEN AOB 15KFT UNTIL AROUND 15Z SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...KNYL/KBLH AND KIPL... ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO FORM AND MOVE INTO THE AREA NEAR KYUM AND KBLH AFTER 03Z. BASED ON UNCERTAINTY IN TIMING...WILL NOT MENTION WEATHER IN TAFS AT THIS TIME. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. ISOLATED STORMS AND SCT TO BRK CLOUD BECK AROUND 10KFT PERSISTING UNTIL AROUND 12Z SATURDAY. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS. && .FIRE WEATHER... EXPECT AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS WEEKEND. THUS LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVELS ARE ANTICIPATED TO INCREASE BUT...STORMS WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...THAT COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING...MAINLY IN HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. MODELS SUGGEST THAT MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST BEGINNING AS EARLY AS SUNDAY...BUT THIS IS PROBABLY TOO FAST...OPTING FOR A MORE GRADUAL DECREASE. TEMPERATURES WILL DECLINE OVER THE WEEKEND FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL WARMING TREND AFTER MONDAY. && .PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AZ...NONE. CA...NONE. && NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX DISCUSSION...HIRSCH/CB AVIATION...MEYERS FIRE WEATHER...MEYERS/AJ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 656 AM MST FRI JUL 25 2008 AZZ021>023-026>028-260100- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- 656 AM MST FRI JUL 25 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE WILL BE SLIGHT CHANCE FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. SOME BLOWING DUST MAY ACCOMPANY THE GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY INCREASING MOISTURE FROM FORMER HURRICANE DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA THIS WEEKEND...LEADING TO AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF AREA ROADS...STREAMS...WASHES AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. IN ADDITION...STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING DUST. DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL. MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE MONDAY...BUT WILL REMAIN SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW FOR A CONTINUED SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REST OF THE PERIOD. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX AZZ024-260100- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- 656 AM MST FRI JUL 25 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE STRONGER STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME FLOODING OF ROADS...STREAMS AND WASHES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY INCREASING MOISTURE FROM FORMER HURRICANE DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA THIS WEEKEND...LEADING TO A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS...AND MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF AREA ROADS...STREAMS AND WASHES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING MAY ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE BEGINNING ON MONDAY...BUT WILL STILL BE SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW FOR A CHANCE FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX AZZ020-025-CAZ030>033-260100- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- 656 AM MST FRI JUL 25 2008 /656 AM PDT FRI JUL 25 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING DUST AND SAND THAT COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES IN PLACES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED SLIGHT CHANCE FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY THROUGH ABOUT MONDAY. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...AND SOME BLOWING DUST OR SAND. NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX CB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 415 PM MST FRI JUL 25 2008 AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-261200- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE...QUARTZSITE... SALOME...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN...NEW RIVER...TONOPAH...BUCKEYE... WICKENBURG...CAREFREE...CAVE CREEK...CHANDLER...FOUNTAIN HILLS... GILBERT...GLENDALE...MESA...PEORIA...PHOENIX...SCOTTSDALE... SUN CITY...TEMPE...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR... ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT...CANYON...HORSESHOE...ROOSEVELT... AND SAGUARO LAKES...SAN LUIS...SOMERTON...YUMA...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS... DATELAND...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION... CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE...FLORENCE...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER... LOST HORSE-KEYS VIEW JTNP...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MTN...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO...GLAMIS... IMPERIAL...AND THE SALTON SEA 415 PM MST FRI JUL 25 2008 /415 PM PDT FRI JUL 25 2008/ ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND... THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE DOLLY CONTINUED TO MOVE INTO NORTHEAST MEXICO THIS MORNING...BRINGING WITH IT ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND CLOUDINESS. THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS MOISTURE WAS MOVING OVER FAR WEST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...AND FAR SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. THIS WILL LIKELY BRING AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...COMPUTER MODELS SHOW SOME DISAGREEMENT WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS...IN ADDITION TO THE TRACK OF THE DEEPER MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH FORMER HURRICANE DOLLY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM ONE-THIRD INCH UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF PHOENIX. THE AREA WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR RECEIVING HEAVY RAINFALL IS THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF PHOENIX. IF HEAVY RAINS FALL IN YOUR AREA STAY ALERT FOR RISING WATER...ESPECIALLY NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND FLOOD PRONE URBAN AREAS. EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND WHEN NEAR RISING WATER AND REMEMBER TO NEVER DRIVE OR WALK ACROSS WATER-COVERED ROADS BUT INSTEAD SEEK ALTERNATE ROUTES OF TRAVEL. STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST FORECASTS BY LISTENING TO WEATHER RADIO ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX WATERS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 420 PM MST FRI JUL 25 2008 AZZ024-260000- SOUTHERN GILA/TONTO NF FOOTHILLS- 420 PM MST FRI JUL 25 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING CENTRAL GILA COUNTY...EXTREME EAST CENTRAL MARICOPA COUNTY... AT 420 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROOSEVELT...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH. THIS STRONG STORM WILL IMPACT LAKE ROOSEVELT...ROOSEVELT ESTATES...AND HIGHWAY 88 FROM LAKE ROOSEVELT TO GLOBE. THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER IN AN ENCLOSED BUILDING OR HARD-TOPPED AUTOMOBILE. OPEN SHELTERS FOUND IN PARKS OR GOLF COURSES OFFER NO PROTECTION FROM LIGHTNING. BOATERS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO LIGHTNING. GET TO SHORE AT THE FIRST SIGN OF LIGHTNING THEN SEEK SHELTER IN A BUILDING OR ENCLOSED VEHICLE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY PONDING ON SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 88. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING AND LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND OTHER VEHICLES. INIGUEZ
The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:30 UTC.
1 heavy rain, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A total of 1.20 inches of rain fell in 18 minutes, resulting in street flooding. A trained spotter in Globe also had very heavy rain, with 1.36 inches in only 25 minutes.
The Globe Sheriffs Office reported 3/4 inch diameter hail. Trained spotters in Globe estimated wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arizona in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, July 2008
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: 108493, 108492.