A thunderstorm produce heavy rain in Prescott.
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A thunderstorm produce heavy rain in Prescott.
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 24, 10:10 AM MST, 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1010 AM MST THU JUL 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS...MONSOONAL CIRCULATION WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE AVERAGE. && .DISCUSSION...VERY MOIST AIR OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS MORNING. SOUNDING HAD 1.06 INCHES PWAT WITH SAT DERIVED VALUES UP TO 1.40 INCHES. MID LAYER CLOUDS ARE COVER NORTHWESTERN 2/3 OF CWA WITH CLEARING OVER THE WHITES AND EASTERN RIM/GILA COUNTY. SURFACE HEATING IN THESE AREAS WILL ALLOW FOR RAPID DESTABILIZATION WITH CONVECTION EXPECTED TO START BETWEEN 11 AM AND NOON. WILL INCREASE POPS OVER THE WHITES FOR TODAY. OTHERWISE...FORECAST IS IN GOOD SHAPE. && .PREV DISCUSSION /350 PM MST/...A WEAK DEFORMATION AREA OVER CENTRAL ARIZONA HAS ENABLED PERSISTENT LIGHT SHOWER AND SUBSTANTIAL DEBRIS CLOUD COVER OVER MUCH OF OUR REGION OVERNIGHT. THIS AREA WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY WESTWARD THROUGH TODAY...WITH POSSIBLE ENHANCED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY AS A RESULT. BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE HAS IMPROVED OVERNIGHT...BUT TEMPERATURES ALOFT ARE STILL A BIT CAPPY. DRIER ALOFT MOVING INTO THE REGION FROM THE EAST MAY ALSO HAMPER ACTIVITY FOR A FEW DAYS ALONG THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. ASIDE FROM THESE DETAILS...A FAIRLY STANDARD MONSOONAL CIRCULATION WILL SET UP FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH SOME DRYING NEXT WEEK AS THE MID-LEVEL HIGH MOVES OVERHEAD. MOISTURE PROFILES ARE DECENT...BUT INSTABILITY IS A BIT WEAK. LOW TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE GRADE MONSOONAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AS A RESULT. WITH PARTIALLY LIMITED CLOUD COVER AND RAINFALL...DAYTIME HIGHS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 18Z PACKAGE...ISOLATED -SHRA WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING PRIMARILY WEST OF A KAYENTA TO WINSLOW LINE. AREAS OF SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES MAY PRODUCE MVFR VSBY IN THE VICINITY OF KSEZ...KFLG...AND KGCN. ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 40 KTS AND BRIEF MVFR POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STRONGER STORMS. OVERALL STORM COVERAGE SHOULD DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && PUBLIC.........MAS/PETERSON AVIATION.......KD FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
The Coop observer in Prescott reported 1.63 inches in about 90 minutes. Local street flooding was also observed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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