Arizona Weather Force has issued a large scale Severe Weather Statement that spans from Yavapai, east along the entire Mogollon Rim and south through the Phoenix, Pinal County, and Tucson metro areas as AZWF models predict a favorable atmosphere for severe thunderstorms capable of damaging winds and moderate risk hail.
A ridge of high pressure directly over Phoenix today is bringing those awfully hot temperatures, with most of the valley over 110 degrees Fahrenheit. This is what I call a pre-monsoon pattern heat blast. Usually these occur right before major storms are set to hit the area. Storms need heat in the low-levels and the build up of such will release with event on your Saturday.
Overnight tonight, a gulf surge will set in. This southerly flow may make for gusty conditions overnight (mainly Saturday early morning). As Saturday moves along, storms will start forming along the Mogollon Rim communities. You know who you are if you live on that range. The range spans from Prescott to Pinetop/Eagar/Mt. Baldy, with Payson in the center. These storms will be forming in an environment favorable to push them to the south and west. These storms will latch onto a developing mid/upper level flow out of the north and east by the early evening and start heading on down into the lower deserts evening/early night. If you live in Pinal County, back in July a similar setup did happen. It looks similar to that flow and instability pattern with the damaging wind event.
Instability will be higher in Maricopa, Pinal and Pima County, including all metros in-between from Phoenix, Florence, Coolidge, Case Grande, and Tucson. As the storms head down, their outflow will increase. As the outflow increases, the downdraft instability gets stronger. Downdraft, or DCAPE values of 1500+ shows me there is a damaging wind scenario in the strongest cells. A number of you will see this event, but again, some of you can miss it by mere miles. That’s the roll of the dice during the monsoon. The flow does however favor areas the Northern half of Maricopa County, all of Pinal County, and Tucson westward. This is where the most instability will be present.
This Severe Weather Statement is issued when conditions are favorable in or around the statement area for organized severe thunderstorms capable of large hail and damaging winds. It is not the AZWF official severe thunderstorm watch, that of which will be decided on Saturday morning sometime between 10am and 12pm.
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