A thunderstorm produced strong wind gusts near Holbrook.
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A thunderstorm produced strong wind gusts near Holbrook.
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 Jun 23, 3:13 PM MST, 3 hours 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 313 PM MST TUE JUN 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS...MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH THE EXTENDED. AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BE HIGHEST ALONG THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH THUNDERSTORM CHANCES SLOWLY SPREADING NORTHWEST OVER ALL OF NORTHERN ARIZONA BY THIS WEEKEND. && .DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WESTERN NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHERN APACHE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE DRY BOUNDARY LAYER CONDITIONS...SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE DOWNBURST WINDS. CONTINUED TO INDICATE SAID POSSIBILITY IN THE AFTERNOON/EVENING FORECAST. DIURNALLY DRIVEN SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP AGAIN WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. GUSTY WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. AN INVERTED TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED TROPICAL MOISTURE CURRENTLY OVER NORTH CENTRAL MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO RETROGRADE WESTWARD UNDER A FLAT RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE DEEPER MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE IS PROGGED TO NOSE INTO ARIZONA THURSDAY. WITH HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED OVER UTAH AND LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST...THE STEERING FLOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO ADVECT TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER ARIZONA THURSDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. WITH THAT SAID...CONTINUED TO INDICATE A GRADUAL INCREASE IN POPS OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA THROUGH THE EXTENED. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE STILL EXPECTED. HOWEVER...THE INCREASE IN MOISTURE SHOULD KEEP READINGS ONLY A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 00Z PACKAGE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER MOST OF NORTHERN ARIZONA FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TIL 03Z SCATTERED HIGH BASED -TSRA EAST OF A LINE FROM KSOW-KCEZ. OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 45 KT POSSIBLE. EXPECT FAIR WEATHER BWTN 03Z-17ZTHU. AFT 17Z THU SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOP ACROSS APACHE COUNTY WITH ISOLATED COVERAGE ELSEHWERE. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS POSSIBLE THURSDAY. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR TAF AMENDMENTS. && .FIRE WEATHER...ABOVE NORMAL MAX TEMPS TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS THE AREA. MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY INCREASE ALONG THE MOGOLLON RIM THROUGH FRIDAY. THE THUNDERSTORM TYPE TO PRIMARILY BE HIGH BASED...WITH LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS THE MAIN CONCERNS. WE HAVE SEEN A GUST TO 65 MPH AT GALLUP THIS AFTERNOON. OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES MAY TRAVEL SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE PARENT TSTORM CELL. THE WHITE MOUNTAIN AREA MAY SEE SOME WETTING PRECIPITATION AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY. PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE TO MOISTEN UP THIS WEEKEND ALLOWING THE CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS TO EXPAND ACROSS THE AREA. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && PUBLIC...TM AVIATION...DL FIRE WEATHER...DL FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 314 PM MST TUE JUN 23 2015 AZZ004>018-037>040-240700- 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- 314 PM MST TUE JUN 23 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO... NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF NAVAJO AND APACHE COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT STRONG AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL SLOWLY EXPAND WESTWARD THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...NONE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
211 PM MST TUE JUN 23 2015
AZZ014-017-232200-
WHITE MOUNTAINS-LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
211 PM MST TUE JUN 23 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN APACHE COUNTY THROUGH
3 PM MST...
AT 203 PM MST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR THREE FORKS...OR 14
MILES SOUTH OF SPRINGERVILLE...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALPINE...NUTRIOSO...THREE FORKS...GREER...AND EAGAR
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
STATE ROUTE 261 SOUTH OF EAGAR
STATE ROUTE 273 NEAR SUNRISE LAKE
HIGHWAY 180 SOUTH OF EAGAR
HIGHWAY 191 SOUTH OF EAGAR
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY CAN RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN FLAGSTAFF.
LAT...LON 3378 10931 3382 10984 3420 10984 3413 10905
3378 10905
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 112DEG 10KT 3392 10930
TMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
541 PM MST TUE JUN 23 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0442 PM TSTM WND GST ST. JOHNS AIRPORT 34.52N 109.38W
06/23/2015 M68 MPH APACHE AZ ASOS
SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS A POWERLINE DOWN AND A ROOF OFF
A TRAILOR IN ST. JOHNS.
&&
EVENT NUMBER FGZ1500061
CLMThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A railway anemometer recorded a peak wind gust of 61 MPH one mile east of Holbrook.
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