Arizona, 2012Heavy Rain in Arizona, July 13, 2012
July 13, 2012 · NWS PSR · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Scattered thunderstorms developed across south central Arizona on the 13th, and some of them produced heavy rain over portions of southern Gila county. The heavy rain led to local flooding of streams and roads, affecting communities such as Globe and Cutter.
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Scattered thunderstorms developed across south central Arizona on the 13th, and some of them produced heavy rain over portions of southern Gila county. The heavy rain led to local flooding of streams and roads, affecting communities such as Globe and Cutter.
What forecasters said that day
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 13, 10:05 AM MST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 10:05 AM MST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1005 AM MST FRI JUL 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST...RESULTING IN ABOVE AVERAGE RAIN CHANCES AND BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED
LATE NEXT WEEK AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
VERY SUBTLE SHORTWAVE INFERRED FROM WV IMAGERY WAS PUSHING NORTH
NEAR YUMA UP THE COLORADO RIVER...LOCALLY ENHANCING DIVERGENCE
WITHIN THE DOWNSTREAM CYCLONIC FLOW OVER WESTERN/CENTRAL ARIZONA.
AIDED BY SOME MESOSCALE INFLUENCES AND SATURATION ALOFT IN AN AREA
OF SOME STEEPER LAPSE RATES...MORE ROBUST ACCAS SHRA/TSRA HAVE
CONTINUED TO BLOSSOM OVER THE REGION. ONE MORE SMALL MCV-TYPE
FEATURE MOVING NORTH FROM TUCSON WILL AFFECT PARTS OF THE ERN CWA
THIS MORNING...BUT MORE CLEARING WAS TAKING PLACE IN SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA...MOVING TO THE NORTH. CUT HIGH TEMPS JUST A BIT...BUT ANY
AMOUNT OF PROLONGED INSOLATION WILL CAUSE RAPID JUMPS IN READINGS
THIS AFTERNOON.
OTHERWISE...TOWERING CU DEVELOPMENT NOTED OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN OF
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA IN AN AREA OF HEATING AND MLCAPES GROWING ABOVE
500 J/KG. WV IMAGERY SUGGESTS ANOTHER RIPPLE OF ENERGY CROSSING THE
BAJA WITH AN UPPER LEVEL ANTI-CYCLONE OVER CENTRAL SONORA
MEXICO...ENHANCING LARGE SCALE REGIONAL DIFLUENCE. ASSUMING
INSTABILITY CAN BE REALIZED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...DYNAMICAL FIELDS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR WELL ORGANIZED
CONVECTIVE CLUSTERS. WILL INVESTIGATE NEWEST HIGH RESOLUTION
MODELS...BUT HAVE ALREADY TRENDED POPS HIGHER LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...AND MAY CONTINUE SUCH TRENDS WITH MORE QPF RESPONSE INTO
THIS EVENING.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
UPPER-LEVEL FLOW IS GENERALLY SOUTHWESTERLY BETWEEN AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OFF THE CA COAST AND AN ANTICYCLONE ACROSS THE GOC. THERE
IS A STRONGLY DIFLUENT REGION ACROSS PIMA COUNTY...WHICH IS HELPING
TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS MORNING.
THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO SUSTAIN ITSELF AND EVEN INCREASE IN
COVERAGE AS THE DIFLUENT REGION MOVES WESTWARD THIS MORNING. LATEST
RTMA DEPICTS AN AREA OF 70+ DEG DEWPOINTS EXTENDING FROM SOUTHWEST
MARICOPA COUNTY INTO LA PAZ COUNTY AND CELLS WILL DEVELOP MAINLY IN
THIS CORRIDOR INTO THIS AFTERNOON.
CONDITIONS REMAIN QUITE MOIST ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WITH THE
LATEST TEMPE GPS-IPW MEASURING 1.7 INCHES. WITH SUCH DEEP MOISTURE
IN PLACE...PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA TODAY. HOWEVER...ASCENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT LEFT
QUADRANT OF AN APPROACHING JET STREAK POINTS TO THE LOWER CO RIVER
VALLEY (INCLUDING LA PAZ COUNTY) AS AN AREA WITH ENHANCED POTENTIAL.
THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL AGAIN BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN
WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING AND GUSTY WINDS. MEANWHILE...LOWEST POPS
HAVE BEEN DRAWN ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF PHOENIX...WHICH IS
TYPICALLY ONE OF THE MORE FAVORED AREAS FOR CONVECTION...
CLIMATOLOGICALLY SPEAKING. WITH THE ANOMALOUSLY HIGH DEWPOINTS IN
PLACE...BELOW-NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TODAY. NON-BIAS
CORRECTED MODEL GUIDANCE WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE MIX...YIELDING
TEMPERATURES 2 TO 5 DEGREES LOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST...MAINLY
IN THE AREAS WHERE AT LEAST SCATTERED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.
VORT MAX CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR SAN DIEGO IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN
TODAY/TONIGHT...BUT WILL BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER TROUGH SETTLING INTO
SOUTHERN CA. THIS WILL BRING SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR AND DECREASING RAIN
CHANCES TO SE CA AS EARLY AS SAT AFTERNOON...THOUGH CONDITIONS WILL
REMAIN ANOMALOUSLY MOIST ACROSS AZ. MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD
AGREEMENT THROUGH NEXT WEEK...DEPICTING A GRADUAL DRYING TREND
THROUGH TUE AS A BROAD TROUGH PERSISTS ACROSS THE WESTERN CONUS AND
THE MONSOON RIDGE IS EJECTED EASTWARD. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO REMAIN
BELOW AVERAGE THROUGH AT LEAST WED.
&&
.AVIATION...
SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING KPHX...KIWA AND KSDL...SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA INCLUDING KIPL AND KBLH...
GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 10KT...AND SCT TO BKN CLOUD DECKS
AOA 8KFT WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY/EVENING HOURS
AT ALL TAF SITES. A DEEP MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHWEST AZ DESERTS THROUGH AT LEAST
16Z...MAINLY IN A CORRIDOR STRETCHING FROM GILA BEND NORTHWEST TO
BLYTHE AND PARKER...WITH ISOLATED STILL STORMS POSSIBLE NEAR KPHX
KIWA AND KSDL. BY 18Z...SURFACE WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY AND
THE PRECIPITATION PATTERN SHIFTS TO THE NORTH...LINGERING THE BEST
CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL CLOSER TO KPHX/KIWA/KSDL INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. OUTSIDE OF INTRODUCING VCTS FOR KBLH LATER TODAY....TIMING
AND UNCERTAINTY DICTATES PLACING NO MENTION OF WEATHER/CIGS/REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN THE TAFS AT THIS TIME.
AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
LATE SUNDAY...AND THIS WILL PUSH OUR RICH MONSOON MOISTURE BOUNDARY
EAST INTO NEW MEXICO FOR A FEW DAYS. HOWEVER...SUFFICIENT MOISTURE
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA IN THIS TIME FRAME
YIELDING CONTINUED CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND EAST OF
PHOENIX. WITH THIS DRYING TREND...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES MAY DIP BACK
INTO THE TEENS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS AND GOOD
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY DURING THE PERIOD.
&&
.PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AZ...NONE.
CA...NONE.
&&
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
DISCUSSION...HIRSCH/MO
AVIATION...MEYERS
FIRE WEATHER...MEYERS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 4:35 AM MST, 6 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
435 AM MST FRI JUL 13 2012
AZZ021>023-026>028-141145-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
435 AM MST FRI JUL 13 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL
ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING...AS WELL AS WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
A GRADUAL DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED...THOUGH SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST UNTIL AT LEAST
TUESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
AZZ024-141145-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
435 AM MST FRI JUL 13 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN
AND LOCALIZED FLOODING...AS WELL AS WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE
FORECAST UNTIL AT LEAST TUESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
AZZ020-025-CAZ030>033-141145-
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-
435 AM MST FRI JUL 13 2012 /435 AM PDT FRI JUL 13 2012/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST
ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THERE IS A WELL ABOVE-AVERAGE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING...AS WELL AS WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 40 MPH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
A GRADUAL DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED...THOUGH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH SUNDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 13, 8:48 AM MST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
848 AM MST FRI JUL 13 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0840 AM FLOOD 6 ENE CASA GRANDE 32.93N 111.65W
07/13/2012 PINAL AZ LAW ENFORCEMENT
PINAL COUNTY REPORTS FLOODING VICINITY MCCARTNEY AND
OVERFIELD RDS.
&&
EVENT NUMBER PSR1200120
WATERSHeavy Rain, Gila
- When
- July 13, 11:28 AM MST to 2:15 PM MST
- Where
- Gila County, 3.2 mi ESE of Cutter to 0.72 mi WSW of Borch
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.330, -110.600
Scattered thunderstorms developed across southern Gila county during the morning hours on July 13th, and they persisted into the afternoon. The storms produced locally heavy rainfall which led to running washes, flooding of area streets and overflowing creeks. At 1128 am, a trained spotter in Globe reported street flooding. At 1240 pm, law enforcement personnel indicated that a creek was overflowing approximately 3 miles southeast of Cutter. No reports of injuries or property damage were received in response to the heavy rains.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Lightning Strikes in Georgia, July 13, 20121 death · 2 injured · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, July 13, 20121 death · 1 event
- Hail in Iowa, July 13, 2012$93,000 · 2 in hail · 8 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in California, July 13 to 14, 2012$105,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 13, 2012$40,000 · 75 kt wind · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 13, 2012$15,000 · 2 in hail · 20 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 13 to 15, 2012$16,000 · 50 kt wind · 11 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, July 13, 20121 injured · $15,000 · EF0 · 1 event
- Lightning Strikes in Washington, July 13, 20121 injured · $10,000 · 2 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 13, 201250 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, July 13, 2012$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in California, July 13, 20120.88 in hail · 2 events
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: 388386.