Good Storm Coming

[Red Rabbit]

Looks like Northern AZ willl be getting some significant moisture at the end ot the week. Good for reducing fire danger, increasing forb growth, and good for antler development. Those with elk permits should be dancing, even if it is 40*-50* on Friday and makes camping over Memorial Day weekend chilly.

 

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SATURDAY OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH

LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES ON SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES

CAN BE EXPECTED. LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE

7000 FEET AND STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES

ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET BY SATURDAY.

 

Lets hope southern AZ gets some rainfall for the coues n quail, and limited lightning.

 

Doug~RR

[Coues 'n' Sheep]

 

 

Hey Doug,

 

Bet you a dollar we don't get much if anything out of this storm..... They always Hipe the ones that give us nothing!

[Stray Horse]

I hope we get some. It's dry as a popcorn fart.

[TexasHunter]

I hope we get some. It's dry as a popcorn fart.

[coues krazy]

I agree, when they claim a big one is coming, it always misses us. I for sure dont expect any rain in the valley! HopeI am proven wrong.

[KGAINES]

I hope we get this rain.

 

...EXTRAORDINARY SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE DESERT SOUTHWEST INTO THE

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND...

 

A DRASTIC CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS UNDERWAY ACROSS THE

SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES. THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH BROUGHT

RECORD-BREAKING TEMPERATURES TO MANY LOCATIONS MONDAY AND TUESDAY HAS

WEAKENED AND MOVED EASTWARD. IN ITS WAKE...AN UNUSUALLY STRONG LOW

PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TAKE OVER TODAY...AND REMAIN THE DOMINANT

WEATHER FEATURE HEADING INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

 

AS THE LOW MOVES IN TODAY...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS

THE AREA. GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON

HOURS. THIS MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ACROSS THE

LOWER DESERTS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE DURING THE

EVENING HOURS..THOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE

NIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES COOLER THAN

YESTERDAY...AND MORE TYPICAL OF MID-MAY.

 

CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AND TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO COOL THURSDAY

AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO WRAP-UP AS IT REMAINS CENTERED

NEAR LAS VEGAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE

AREA THURSDAY...WITH THE GREATEST CHANCES ALONG THE FOOTHILLS NORTH

AND EAST OF PHOENIX. HOWEVER...THE BIGGEST...AND MOST IMPRESSIVE...

CHANGES WILL OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

 

CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...AND SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND NUMEROUS THURSDAY NIGHT

INTO FRIDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO COOL AND SATURATE. SOME

OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY INCLUDE STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. THOUGH

IT MAY SOUND ODD...RECORD RAINFALL IS A POSSIBILITY FRIDAY.

HISTORICALLY...MAY AND JUNE ARE THE DRIEST MONTHS OF THE YEAR...AND

A STORM SYSTEM SUCH AS THE ONE MOVING IN IS A RARE EVENT. FOR

EXAMPLE...BASED ON DAILY WEATHER RECORDS FOR PHOENIX THAT DATE BACK

TO 1895...THERE HAS ONLY BEEN ONE YEAR WHEN MEASURABLE RAIN HAS

FALLEN ON MAY 23RD /0.10 INCHES IN 1992/.

 

WITH PLENTY OF CLOUDS AND SHOWERS AROUND FRIDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL

REMAIN IN THE LOWER 80S ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST

ARIZONA. ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...INCLUDING PHOENIX...THE

GREATER COVERAGE OF CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL HOLD TEMPERATURES IN THE

LOWER TO MID 70S. THE LOWEST THE HIGH TEMPERATURE HAS EVER BEEN ON

MAY 23RD IS 70 DEGREES...WHICH WE WILL BE GETTING CLOSE TO. IT IS

ALSO OVER 30 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE...AND NEARLY 40 DEGREES BELOW THE

HIGH OF 110 THIS PAST MONDAY.

 

THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN ON SATURDAY...MEANING SHOWERS WILL

TAPER OFF AND CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO THIN. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BEGIN

TO WARM UP. BY SUNDAY...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEARING 90...WITH

NEAR AVERAGE TEMPERATURES LIKELY MEMORIAL DAY.

[azyoung]

Already receiving some showers in Flag - 1:00 pm

 

azyoung

[jamaro]

good luck guys... I hope you get a ton.... Isn't this good timing for the Quail??? I can't remember with the little ones hatch......

 

J

[Browning'sCustomMeat]

Its looking dark up towards the Rim now.

[COUESAZ]

I hope it hits the thatcher area to help put down that fire on the mountain. The wind will hurt them for sure.

[Coues79]

C'mon guys. Gotta have a little faith. I'm prayin' for it!

[jamaro]

All I know is that half of AZ has to be in NM right now... there has been a ton of wind and nasty dust storms... I think there was a "sand out or dirt out" between Las Cruces and Deming... there was a big pile up...

 

Jason

 

[111]

I think it's going to rain and snow pretty good, they sound confident in this storm. The forecast is also saying Flagstaff may change to snow quicker than originally thought.

[Non-Typical Solutions]

Rained here in Snowflake this morning about 5:00......put down a nice shower....looks like snow weather over towards the Round Valley direction.....nice rain, hope we can get some more....

[4Falls]

didnt look like wed get much this morning, but things have changed, expecting a good storm here in Prescott any minute.