Numerous Shower and Thunderstorms Developing

7/7/14 2:36 pm
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
231 PM MST MON JUL 7 2014

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GILA AZ-COCONINO AZ-NAVAJO AZ-
231 PM MST MON JUL 7 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR…
NORTH CENTRAL GILA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA
SOUTHWESTERN NAVAJO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA

UNTIL 300 PM MST

AT 228 PM MST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ARIPINE…MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM…
ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
FOREST LAKES…

7/7/14 1:43 pm
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR…
NORTHERN GILA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA
SOUTHERN COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA
SOUTHERN APACHE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA
SOUTHERN NAVAJO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA
EASTERN YAVAPAI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA

UNTIL 230 PM MST

AT 115 PM MST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS…MOGOLLON RIM…NORTHERN GILA COUNTY…AND MOUNTAINS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AND MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY PONDING ON SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. IN HEAVY RAINFALL SLOW DOWN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING…AND LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOURSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES.

More Showers and Thunderstorms today

 

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

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT

A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS ARIZONA TODAY. EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOVE INTO LOWER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTHWESTERLY STEERING WINDS WILL FORCE MOST STORMS SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

EXPECT AN ACTIVE PERIOD OF DAILY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK…WITH AN ENHANCED THREAT OF LOCALIZED FLOODING DUE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

Expect Stronger Showers and Thunderstorms Today

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
516 AM MST SUN JUL 6 2014

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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-
516 AM MST SUN JUL 6 2014

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

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT

WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE CONTINUED
OVERNIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF
STRONGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO REDEVELOP AND BECOME MORE
NUMEROUS AGAIN BY MID-AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE
PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING.