Arizona, 2014Heavy Rain in Arizona, July 15, 2014
July 15, 2014 · NWS FGZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A thunderstorm produce very heavy rain in the far northeast side of Flagstaff in Doney Park.
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- Deaths
- 0
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- None recorded
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A thunderstorm produce very heavy rain in the far northeast side of Flagstaff in Doney Park.
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, 3:40 PM MST, 20 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 3:40 PM MST, 20 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
340 PM MST MON JUL 14 2014
.SYNOPSIS...DEEP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL RESIDE ACROSS ARIZONA
THROUGH TUESDAY SO EXPECT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WEDNESDAY IS A TRANSITION DAY AS A A DRIER AND MORE
STABLE AIRMASS EXPANDS OUTWARD FROM SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA. FROM
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...ONLY ISOLATED AFTERNOON STORMS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE PONDEROSA FOREST WITH DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS
ELSEWHERE.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
WIND STREAMLINES SHOW MID LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER
UTAH TODAY WILL MOVE TO SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
DEEP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED.
STARTING WEDNESDAY...OPERATIONAL MODELS GFS SHOW SIGNIFICANT DRYING
AND A STABILIZATION OF THE AIRMASS OVER YAVAPAI COUNTY WEDNESDAY
MORNING WITH DECREASING MOISTURE ELSEWHERE. WE ARE EXPECTING A SHARP
DECREASE IN STORM COVERAGE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY WEDNESDAY WITH
SCATTERED STORMS ELSEWHERE.
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER OUR AREA
WILL BRING IN MUCH DRIER AIR. GFS LIFTED INDEX VALUES INDICATE
STRONG STABILITY ACROSS THE AREA. PRECIP CHANCES WERE CUT FOR ALL
AREAS...THE EXPECTATION NOW IS FOR SCATTERED AFTERNOON STORMS OVER
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON STORMS IN THE
PONDEROSA FORESTS. ELSEWHERE AND OTHERWISE DRY. MAX TEMPS SHOULD BE
WARMING GIVEN THE STRENGHTEN OF THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST AND WE HAVE GONE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE MOS FOR NOW.
&&
.AVIATION...
FOR THE 00Z PACKAGE...TIL 03Z...SHRA/TSRA WITH MVFR VIS UNDER
STRONGER STORMS WEST OF A LINE FROM KPAN-KFLG-KGCN. SHRA/TSRA
DIMINISHING AFTER 03Z. EXPECT A ROUND OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHRA/TSRA AFTER 17Z TUE. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR
AMENDMENTS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
MONSOON MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA.
CHANCES FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS BEST ON TUESDAY...WITH GOOD
CHANCES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN ON WEDNESDAY. HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED
FLOODING POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER STORMS.
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN
ARIZONA WITH GRADUALLY DECREASING CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
&&
.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&
PUBLIC.........DL
AVIATION.......RR
FIRE WEATHER...RR
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Heavy Rain, Coconino
- When
- July 15, 12:00 PM MST to 2:20 PM MST
- Where
- Coconino County, 15 mi NE of (Flg)flagstaff Arpt to 20 mi N of (Flg)flagstaff Arpt
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.283, -111.482
A spotter reported 3.62 inches of rain with a thunderstorm over Mcann Estates in Doney Park. A county official reported that a driveway washed out due to flooding.
- 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 Florida, July 15 to 16, 20141 death · 1 injured · $225,000 · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Maine, July 15, 2014$1.4 million · 70 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New Mexico, July 15 to 16, 2014$565,000 · 0.75 in hail · 5 events
- Flash Flood in Idaho, July 15, 2014$600,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strikes in North Carolina, July 15, 2014$425,000 · 5 events
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Colorado, July 15, 2014$250,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flooding in Maine, July 15, 2014$200,000 · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 15, 2014$200,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Flood in North Carolina, July 15 to 16, 2014$115,000 · 50 kt wind · 10 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 15 to 16, 2014$119,000 · 50 kt wind · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 15, 2014$56,000 · 1 in hail · 13 events
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, July 15, 2014$80,000 · 3 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 537856.