January 5-7, 2008 Storm Statistics
Readings From Weather Bus.com:
First Measurable Rain Time: January 5, 2008 at 8:00pm
Last Measurable Rain Time: January 7, 2008 at 1:30pm
Storm Total: 1.26in.
Max Rain Rate: 2.30in/hr on January 6th @ 8:20pm
Peak Wind Gust: SE @ 18mph on January 7 @ 5:59pm
Comments:
Storm Pictures Taken on January 5-7, 2008: (Click Pictures To Enlarge)
Rainfall Totals Released From The NWS:
First Measurable Rain Time: January 5, 2008 at 8:00pm
Last Measurable Rain Time: January 7, 2008 at 1:30pm
Storm Total: 1.26in.
Max Rain Rate: 2.30in/hr on January 6th @ 8:20pm
Peak Wind Gust: SE @ 18mph on January 7 @ 5:59pm
Comments:
This storm system moved through the area in the fashion of three different events, leaving us with an overall storm total of 1.26in.. To make the summary of the series of storms that moved through the area clearer, we have broken down the summary into day increments from January 5th thru January 7th.
January 5th:
During the late afternoon and evening hours, the first in a series of three systems moved through the area. The storm was in the form of a front and a strong upper level jet. Light rain began in the area round 8:00pm and lasted until around midnight. The daily rain total was 0.07in., with a peak rain rate of 0.12in/hr occurring at 10:43pm.
January 6th:
On January 6th, a series of shortwaves, a continued strong upper level jet, and a southwest flow near the surface, which aided in orographic lift along the high country north and east of the valley, as well as along the Superstitions. Due to these and other dynamics, several areas of light to moderate rainfall, even heavy at times, occurred throughout the day. The first area of rainfall started around 7:15am and lasted until 8:15am, leading to a rain total of 0.13in.. Another area of showers, bringing the area an additional 0.06in., moved through from 11:00am to 11:15am. Light rain occurred throughout the valley around 6:30pm leading to another 0.01in. of rainfall. The heaviest of the showers moved through between 8:15pm and 8:30pm, leading to a rain total of 0.13in. and a high rain rate of 2.30in/hr, which was not only the daily high rain rate, but also the storms high rain rate. During this time frame as well, several rumbles of thunder was noted. These fours areas of showers gave us a daily total of 0.33in., making the storm total thus far 0.40in..
January 7th:
Through the early morning hours into the early afternoon hours, the trough moved through the state, along with several shortwaves, divergence aloft, a strong upper level jet and positive vorticity. These uplift mechanism associated with plenty of moisture, allowed for a decent amount of rain to fall in a relatively short period of time. A light area of showers moved through the area from 2:00am to 3:15am, leading to a rain total of 0.04in.. The second, larger area of showers and some embedded thunderstorms moved through from 7:15am to 1:30pm. The heaviest area of showers moved through around 11:00am, with a high rain rate of 2.05in/hr occurring at 11:06am. The overall daily rain total was 0.86in..
With 0.07in. of rain falling on January 5th, 0.33in. on the 6th and 0.86in. on 7th, the storm total was 1.26in..
Below are rain totals reported to us by the public. Weather Bus.com thanks you for your reports!
We thank you again for your reports! If it rained at your location, let us know by using the menu toward the top of the page (Public Reports --> Rain Reports). Your report will be added to this page.
This storm system brought rain to the valley, but it also brought a large amount of snowfall to the high country! The snow in the high country can be seen by looking at the visible satellite image, taken on January 9th at 1:30pm, to the right. All the white seen along the rim and in northern and northeast Arizona is snow on the ground. Below are some of the reported totals released by the National Weather Service in Flagstaff:
January 5th:
During the late afternoon and evening hours, the first in a series of three systems moved through the area. The storm was in the form of a front and a strong upper level jet. Light rain began in the area round 8:00pm and lasted until around midnight. The daily rain total was 0.07in., with a peak rain rate of 0.12in/hr occurring at 10:43pm.
January 6th:
On January 6th, a series of shortwaves, a continued strong upper level jet, and a southwest flow near the surface, which aided in orographic lift along the high country north and east of the valley, as well as along the Superstitions. Due to these and other dynamics, several areas of light to moderate rainfall, even heavy at times, occurred throughout the day. The first area of rainfall started around 7:15am and lasted until 8:15am, leading to a rain total of 0.13in.. Another area of showers, bringing the area an additional 0.06in., moved through from 11:00am to 11:15am. Light rain occurred throughout the valley around 6:30pm leading to another 0.01in. of rainfall. The heaviest of the showers moved through between 8:15pm and 8:30pm, leading to a rain total of 0.13in. and a high rain rate of 2.30in/hr, which was not only the daily high rain rate, but also the storms high rain rate. During this time frame as well, several rumbles of thunder was noted. These fours areas of showers gave us a daily total of 0.33in., making the storm total thus far 0.40in..
January 7th:
Through the early morning hours into the early afternoon hours, the trough moved through the state, along with several shortwaves, divergence aloft, a strong upper level jet and positive vorticity. These uplift mechanism associated with plenty of moisture, allowed for a decent amount of rain to fall in a relatively short period of time. A light area of showers moved through the area from 2:00am to 3:15am, leading to a rain total of 0.04in.. The second, larger area of showers and some embedded thunderstorms moved through from 7:15am to 1:30pm. The heaviest area of showers moved through around 11:00am, with a high rain rate of 2.05in/hr occurring at 11:06am. The overall daily rain total was 0.86in..
With 0.07in. of rain falling on January 5th, 0.33in. on the 6th and 0.86in. on 7th, the storm total was 1.26in..
Below are rain totals reported to us by the public. Weather Bus.com thanks you for your reports!
- Don, from Montesa in Gold Canyon, reported 0.90in. of rainfall.
- Bob, near Idaho and Superstition in Apache Junction, reported a storm total of 1.10in..
- Paul, near Del Monte and Sleepy Hollow in Gold Canyon reported a storm total of 1.00in..
- Al, in Northwest Gold Canyon, reported a storm total of 1.27in., with washes running high and water rushing down the Superstitions easily visible.
- Robert, on Las Villa Way in Gold Canyon, reported a rain total of 1.20in., with the large wash in the Foothills development running like a river.
- Joan, on Superstition Mountain Drive in Gold Canyon, reported 0.88in. of rainfall as of 8:07pm on January 7th. Steady to heavy rain was noted in the morning hours, with showers into the afternoon until 4:00pm.
- Charles, in Gold Canyon RV, reported a rain total of 0.21in. as of 11:27am on January 6th. He also reported a rain total on January 7th of 0.78in..
- Ken, near the Freestone Park in Gilbert, at 9:30am on January 6th reported a rain total of 0.08in., from light rain showers during the overnight hours. On January 7th at 10:00am, he reported 0.28in. of rainfall, with steady rain overnight and continuing. By 4:30pm on the 7th, the daily rain total was up to 0.40in., with the a 20hour rain total of 0.68in..
We thank you again for your reports! If it rained at your location, let us know by using the menu toward the top of the page (Public Reports --> Rain Reports). Your report will be added to this page.
This storm system brought rain to the valley, but it also brought a large amount of snowfall to the high country! The snow in the high country can be seen by looking at the visible satellite image, taken on January 9th at 1:30pm, to the right. All the white seen along the rim and in northern and northeast Arizona is snow on the ground. Below are some of the reported totals released by the National Weather Service in Flagstaff:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 910 PM MST MON JAN 7 2007 ...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM BROUGHT WIDESPREAD RAIN AND HEAVYSNOW TO NORTHERN ARIZONA SUNDAY AND MONDAY... SOME STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS (IN INCHES) INCLUDE... ALPINE .............. 18. ASH FORK ............ 3. BELLEMONT ........... 16-18. CANYON DE CHELLY .... 4. CHINO VALLEY ........ 3. CLINTS WELL ......... 12-14. CONCHO .............. LESS THAN ONE INCH. DILKON .............. 8-12. FLAGSTAFF AREA ...... 11-18. FOREST LAKES ........ 12. GANADO .............. 18. GRAND CNYN S. RIM ... 10-12. GRAND CNYN N. RIM ... 15. GREER ............... 14. HART PRAIRIE ........ 32. HEBER ............... 4-6. JACOB LAKE .......... 12+. JADITO .............. 18. KAYENTA ............. 4. MCNARY .............. 11-13. MORMON LAKE ......... 18. NAVAJO N.M. ......... 13. NUTRIOSO ............ 12-18. OVERGAARD ........... 8. PAGE ................ LESS THAN ONE INCH. PARKS ............... 14-18. PINETOP ............. 13. PINON ............... 9-12. PRESCOTT ............ 0.5 - 4. SAINT JOHNS ......... LESS THAN ONE INCH. SANDERS ............. 1-2. SECOND MESA ......... 12+. SELIGMAN ............ 5. SPRINGERVILLE ....... 2. STRAWBERRY .......... 3-8. WILLIAMS ............ 12-18. WINDOW ROCK ......... 12.
Storm Pictures Taken on January 5-7, 2008: (Click Pictures To Enlarge)
Taken on January 7, 2008 @ 11:27am
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Taken on January 7, 2008 @ 11:34am
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Rainfall Totals Released From The NWS:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
958 PM MST MON JAN 7 2008
...24 HOUR PRECIPITATION FOR THE PHOENIX METRO AREA ENDING
AT 10 PM...
6 HR PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
OLDEST >>>>>>>>>>> NEWEST
ID STATION NAME 10 PM 4 AM 10 AM 4 PM 24 HR
-4 AM -10 AM -4 PM -10 PM TOTAL
AHWATUKEE
MAHA3 AHWATUKEE 0.04 0.31 0.16 0.00 0.51
APACHE JUNCTION
PMDA3 USERY MOUNTAIN PARK 0.00 0.39 0.12 0.08 0.59
KNGA3 KINGS RANCH 0.04 0.47 0.39 0.00 0.91
AVONDALE
AVOA3 AGUA FRIA @ BUCKEYE M 0.35 0.20 0.00 0.55
BUCKEYE
MBUA3 BUCKEYE FRS #2 0.00 0.39 0.12 0.00 0.51
CAREFREE
ZCAA3 FRAESFIELD MOUNTAIN 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
CRFA3 CAREFREE RANCH 0.04 0.43 0.83 0.00 1.30
CAVECREEK
HMBA3 HUMBOLDT MOUNTAIN 0.24 0.31 0.00 0.12 0.67
CBTA3 CAVE BUTTES DAM 0.00 0.24 0.08 0.00 0.31
CHANDLER
ZCHA3 EMF @ ARIZONA AVE 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.08
GILBERT
ZGIA3 MESA TOWER 0.04 0.20 0.16 0.00 0.39
ZCPA3 CROSSROADS PARK 0.04 0.20 0.08 0.00 0.31
GLENDALE
MGLA3 CITY OF GLENDALE 0.00 0.28 0.12 0.00 0.39
MMDA3 MARYLAND @ 27TH AVE 0.00 0.16 0.00 0.08 0.24
MSXA3 ACDC @ 67TH AVE 0.00 0.24 0.20 0.00 0.43
GOODYEAR
ZGYA3 TUTHILL @ RAY RD 0.00 0.28 0.12 0.00 0.39
GUADALUPE
ZGAA3 GUADALUPE FRS 0.00 0.20 0.31 0.00 0.51
MESA
MBDA3 BROADWAY @ DOBSON 0.00 0.31 0.20 0.00 0.51
ZBLA3 BROADWAY @ LINDSAY 0.04 0.31 0.12 0.00 0.47
MBHA3 BROWN RD. @ HORNE 0.04 0.28 0.08 0.00 0.39
MEEA3 KLEINMAN PARK 0.04 0.28 0.16 0.00 0.47
FALA3 THUNDER MOUNTAIN 0.08 0.43 0.12 0.00 0.63
MLAA3 MOUNTAIN VIEW PARK 0.04 0.39 0.12 0.00 0.55
WMSA3 QUEEN CREEK RD 0.00 0.12 0.12 0.00 0.24
ZUPA3 USERY PARK WS 0.04 0.47 0.08 0.00 0.59
NEW RIVER
NEWA3 SUNUP RANCH 0.12 0.31 0.12 0.00 0.55
PARADISE VALLEY
MCLA3 CAVE CREEK LANDFILL 0.08 0.16 0.24 0.00 0.47
MCCA3 E FORK CC #1 0.00 0.20 0.39 0.00 0.59
MLDA3 LOST DOG WASH 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.12 0.28
MRPA3 REATA PASS DAMSITE 0.08 0.16 0.28 0.00 0.51
PEORIA
NRDA3 NEW RIVER DAM 0.00 0.24 0.12 0.00 0.35
MBLA3 NEW RIVER @ BELL RD 0.00 0.20 0.12 0.00 0.31
PHOENIX
MBTA3 CESAR CHAVEZ PARK 0.04 0.20 0.20 0.00 0.43
MMIA3 MISSOURI @ 16TH ST 0.00 0.24 0.43 0.00 0.67
MOXA3 OLD XCUT @ MCDOWELL 0.04 0.35 0.20 0.04 0.63
MPAA3 PAPAGO PARK 0.04 0.35 0.24 0.00 0.63
MPPA3 PERRY PARK 0.04 0.35 0.24 0.00 0.63
ADBA3 ADOBE DAM 0.00 0.20 0.12 0.00 0.31
MPHA3 SKUNK CREEK @ I-17 0.00 0.24 0.12 0.00 0.35
MPMA3 JEFFERSON @ 4TH AVE 0.00 0.35 0.20 0.00 0.55
MROA3 ROESER @ 2ND ST 0.00 0.31 0.16 0.00 0.47
SOMA3 SOUTH MOUNTAIN 0.00 0.28 0.16 0.00 0.43
ZSFA3 SOUTH MOUNTAIN FAN 0.00 0.24 0.04 0.00 0.28
MTHA3 THOMAS & 16TH ST 0.00 0.39 0.16 0.00 0.55
MTQA3 THOMAS @ 48TH ST 0.00 0.35 0.20 0.00 0.55
QUEEN CREEK
ZQRA3 QUEEN CR @ RITTENHO 0.04 0.08 0.08 0.00 0.20
ZQCA3 QUEEN CREEK LANDFIL 0.00 0.12 0.04 0.04 0.20
QNCA3 EMF @ QUEEN CREEK R 0.00 0.12 0.12 0.00 0.24
SCOTTSDALE
SDLA3 INDIAN BEND WASH @ 0.04 0.28 0.16 0.04 0.51
ZMDA3 MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN P 0.00 0.59 0.31 0.00 0.91
MPJA3 PIMA @ JOMAX 0.04 0.28 0.16 0.00 0.47
SUN CITY
MSWA3 SUN CITY WEST 0.00 0.24 0.04 0.00 0.28
SURPRISE
MDYA3 DYSART @ BELL RD 0.00 0.20 0.08 0.00 0.28
MCFA3 MCMICKEN FLOODWAY 0.00 0.20 0.08 0.00 0.28
TEMPE
MSPA3 SALT RIVER @ PRIEST 0.00 0.31 0.20 0.00 0.51
MTEA3 ASU SOUTH 0.04 0.28 0.16 0.00 0.47