Thunderstorms dropped heavy rain over the area that was burned by the Schultz Fire (2010) causing water to flow into the neighborhood below.
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The episode as NWS FGZ wrote it up.
Thunderstorms dropped heavy rain over the area that was burned by the Schultz Fire (2010) causing water to flow into the neighborhood below.
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 Aug 26, 9:34 AM MST, 5 hours 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 934 AM MST SUN AUG 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ALLOWING GREATER CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. && .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD BACK INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH DAILY ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ANTICIPATED. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR NORMAL. && .AVIATION... FOR THE 18Z PACKAGE...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED ACTIVITY FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. STORMS WILL MOVE GENERALLY TOWARD THE NORTH TODAY. LOCALIZED AND BRIEF IFR VSBY WITH THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. STORM ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH AROUND 02Z. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && PUBLIC.........KD AVIATION.......JJ FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 300 AM MST SUN AUG 26 2012 AZZ004>018-037>040-270700- 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- 300 AM MST SUN AUG 26 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION BRINGING AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY TO ARIZONA TODAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ENOUGH MOISTURE INTO THE REGION TO PRODUCE DAILY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1226 PM MST SUN AUG 26 2012 AZZ013-014-016-017-262000- NAVAJO AZ-APACHE AZ- 1226 PM MST SUN AUG 26 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHWESTERN APACHE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA SOUTHEASTERN NAVAJO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA UNTIL 100 PM MST AT 1220 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF VERNON. THIS AREA OF STORMS IS PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WITH OVER 80 STROKES IN THE 15 MINUTE PERIOD ENDING AT 1215 PM. THIS AREA OF STORMS IS MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH AND SHOULD MOVE INTO THE SHUMWAY...TAYLOR AND SNOWFLAKE AREAS BY 1250 PM MST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA AND STORMS APPROACH...MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR AN ALL METAL VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3448 11021 3466 11000 3435 10967 3419 10988 TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 127DEG 23KT 3441 10992 41
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain over the Schultz Fire area washed out a couple of driveways and a portion of Brandis Way.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arizona in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, August 2012
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