Arizona, 2014

Heavy Rain in Arizona, July 14, 2014

July 14, 2014 · NWS FGZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A thunderstorm produced very heavy rain at White Mountain Lake about 6 miles north of Show Low.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS FGZ wrote it up.

A thunderstorm produced very heavy rain at White Mountain Lake about 6 miles north of Show Low.

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 Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 14, 9:00 AM MST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 9:00 AM MST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 3:51 AM MST, 7 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
351 AM MST MON JUL 14 2014

AZZ004>018-037>040-150700-
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-
351 AM MST MON JUL 14 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...
NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN
ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

EXPECT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. IMPACTS INCLUDE FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL AND AREAS OF
STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO 50 MPH. STORM MOVEMENT TODAY IS FROM SOUTHEAST
TO NORTHWEST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

GOOD CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. CHANCES FOR STORMS TREND LOWER EACH DAY STARTING
THURSDAY AS MOISTURE LEVELS DECREASE.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Navajo

When
July 14, 11:10 AM MST to 12:10 PM MST
Where
Navajo County, 10 mi NW of Show Low to 10 mi NE of Show Low
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.352, -110.154

A thunderstorm produced 1.75 inches of rain in about an hour at White Mountain Lake. Some small debris washed onto roads.

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 537851.