A thunderstorm produce severe winds in Ash Fork.
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A thunderstorm produce severe winds in Ash Fork.
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 1, 9:10 PM MST, 3 hours 47 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 910 PM MST WED JUL 01 2015 .SYNOPSIS...THE MONSOON WILL REMAIN ACTIVE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA INTO NEXT WEEK. EXPECT A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. && .DISCUSSION...AN MCS FORMED IN THE EASTERN LCR EARLIER THIS EVENING AND WILL BE DRIVING CONVECTION WESTWARD THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH A LARGE AREA OF TRAILING STRATIFORM RAINFALL. MULTIPLE OUTFLOWS FROM EARLIER CONVECTION NEAR TUBA CITY AND THE CURRENT COMPLEX MAY MOVE INTO GILA AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES TONIGHT. THESE AREAS HAVE NOT BEEN WORKED OVER YET AND ANOTHER NIGHT OF NOCTURNAL CONVECTION SEEMS MORE AND MORE LIKELY. THE LCR IS LIKELY TO BE PRETTY QUIET TOMORROW WITH ALL THE RAINFALL. CONVECTION MAY BE LIMITED TO THE RIM AND OTHER HIGHER TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE RIM. PRODUCTS AND HAZARDS ARE STILL ONGOING...ZONES AND GRIDS ARE REPRESENTATIVE ENOUGH FOR NOW...NO UPDATES. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 06Z PACKAGE...EXPECT WDSPRD SHRA/TSRA AND ISOLD +TSRA THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE MOST ACTIVE PERIODS WILL BE THROUGH 08Z-10Z TONIGHT...THEN AFT 18Z THURS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR TAF AMENDMENTS. && .FIRE WEATHER...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL KEEP A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON. SOME STORMS THIS EVENING MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...A TYPICAL MONSOON WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE WITH DAILY CHANCES SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN CLOSE TO NORMAL. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && PUBLIC...PETERSON AVIATION...PETERSON FIRE WEATHER...MCS FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 523 AM MST WED JUL 1 2015 AZZ004>018-037>040-020330- 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- 523 AM MST WED JUL 1 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO... NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE WEST INTO THE VALLEYS. A FEW STORMS FROM THE MOGOLLON RIM AND WHITE MOUNTAINS SOUTH ACROSS YAVAPAI AND GILA COUNTIES COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MONSOONAL FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
927 PM MST WED JUL 01 2015
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0200 PM HAIL 14 N FLAGSTAFF 35.39N 111.62W
07/01/2015 M1.00 INCH COCONINO AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
1 INCH DIAMTER HAIL NEAR AZ SNOWBOWL
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EVENT NUMBER FGZ1500075
041SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1226 AM MST THU JUL 2 2015 AZZ007-008-015-037-020800- YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- 1226 AM MST THU JUL 2 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL COCONINO AND NORTH CENTRAL YAVAPAI COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM MST... AT 1225 AM MST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILLIAMS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ASH FORK AND DOGTOWN LAKE CAMPGROUND. INTERSTATE 40 FROM ASH FORK TO WILLIAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3517 11207 3501 11234 3528 11270 3549 11241 TIME...MOT...LOC 0725Z 135DEG 22KT 3516 11226 JJ
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:57 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Arizona Department of Transportation wind sensor on Ash Fork Hill recorded a wind gust of 61 MPH at 1257 AM MST.
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