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MARICOPA

1061583 · 33.711, -112.264

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Event typeevent_typeLightning
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id1,061,583
Episode IDepisode_id175,008
Begin UTCbegin_utc2022-10-15T17:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2022-10-15T17:00:00+00:00
StatestateARIZONA
County/zone typecz_typeC
County/zone namecz_nameMARICOPA
Latitudelat33.711
Longitudelon-112.264
End latitudeend_lat33.711
End longitudeend_lon-112.264
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property5.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourcePublic
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeA slow moving low pressure system brought several rounds of showers and thunderstorms across portions of south-central and southwestern Arizona throughout the day on the 15th. Strong southerly flow out ahead of the low pressure system brought in highly anomalous moisture content across the southern half of Arizona, with PWATs surging to 1.1-1.4, which are near record values for mid-October. Along with the highly anomalous moisture values, moderate to high instability values were also present with MLCAPE rising to 1000-1500 J/KG. Bulk shear values between 25-35 kts were also present. The combination of the highly anomalous moisture content, instability, and shear along with the strong dynamic forcing to the east and north of the low pressure system was a recipe for these showers and thunderstorms to produce flash flooding as well as severe wind gusts and hail. The greatest flash flood impact occurred along portions of western Maricopa County in the area from Buckeye to Tonopah, The greatest damaging wind impact occurred in the Tonopah area, where two rounds of severe thunderstorms, one hour apart, impacted causing widespread power outages due to downed power poles, destroyed two mobile homes, damaged dairy farm structures, and resulted livestock losses. Severe hail was also reported with a storm that moved into the Mesa to Scottsdale area during the overnight period. ||As the area of low pressure moved eastward on the 16th, lingering moisture resulted in the development of more showers and thunderstorms, mainly concentrated across the higher terrain areas east of Phoenix. One isolated storm in particular developed on a open field near Sun Lakes, resulting in the development of a short-lived landspout during the mid-afternoon hours with no damages reported.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeA video showed a significant fire broke out on top of the roof of a home in the area of Happy Valley Road and 95th Avenue in Peoria due to lightning. Timing estimated from radar. No injuries were reported.
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