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National Weather Service Tucson Arizona storm reviews
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| Review
of July 28-29, 2006 |
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#3 of Flash flooding and Excessive rainfall |
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This time period saw
a continuation of a persistent pattern with an upper level low nearly
stationary across western New Mexico. Numerous weak disturbances circulating
around the upper level low continued as the main driver for a 3rd night
of convection with excessive rainfall and flash flooding across southeast
Arizona. During the afternoon of July 28th some diurnally driven convection
developed over Southwest Cochise county and Southeast Santa Cruz county
causing over an inch of rainfall per hour in isolated areas. The thunderstorm
activity during the evening hours was generally scattered in nature across
Southeast Arizona, with the most significant thunderstorms in Central
Cochise County. These thunderstorms delivered heavy rainfall to the Wilcox
area. Numerous small thunderstorms developed late in the evening before
yet another large overnight MCS rolled southward from the Mogollon Rim
and gave nearly all of Southeast Arizona an early morning of very heavy
rainfall and flash flooding. The 12Z July 29th KTUS sounding which was
released during the overnight rainfall had an impressive 1.86" of
precipitable water. The rainfall totals from this MCS were astounding
as the Tucson Metropolitan Area received anywhere from 1 to over 3 inches
of rain, most of which fell in less than a couple of hours. Some rainfall
totals over 3 inches included 3.60 inches on Mt. Lemmon and 3.19 inches
at Sabino Canyon. This excessive rainfall in a short period combined with
a very saturated ground from the previous days rainfall caused widespread
flash flooding across Southeast Arizona. Within the Tucson Metro area
numerous swift water rescues took place as roads flooded and washes had
strong flows through them. The MCS gradually diminished in intensity throughout
the morning before dissipating completely midday.
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