Tropical Storm Nora is set to become a hurricane by tomorrow (Saturday) and is steaming northwest toward the Cabo San Lucus areas. If that was my jurisdiction they would be issued a Hurricane Watch right now, pending a warning on Saturday as Nora is expected to hit very near or directly on the Southern Baja Peninsula later Sunday into Monday before curving right for Arizona as a weakening, but potent impacted tropical system mid-this next week.
This is the type of pattern that will kill anyone not prepared for it and/or does not listen to the warnings I give ahead of time. Other patterns have done that this Summer, especially with the deadly impacts on Gila Bend and Globe. Most areas are not going to be prepared for the type of flooding to come so you have to take this one seriously. We have not seen a pattern like this from a tropical system making a directly impact on the state since Hurricane Nora during the El Nino start of 1997.
As such, Arizona Weather Force has officially issued a Flash Flood Watch effective now, centering Tuesday through Friday of this next week. Lead-time on this forecast has been consistent for many days now. This is the system I have been waiting for all Summer to maintain and even elevate the reasoning my summer forecast (Click here) stated this would be the hurricane battleground year where hurricanes/tropical systems impact the weather across the state the most.
Previous Arizona Weather Force flood risk models have been indicating a high risk category for the Tuesday through Friday time period of this next week. As stated in my only video forecast I made and probably will only need for this event, that high risk zone would turn from high risk to highest risk, and it has done that. In just 24 hours it has escalated, which means that in the next 24 hours it very well may move up to the category I do not have often, the ‘deadly or extreme’ (magenta color) category.
In the meantime, the AZWF High Heat Warning is still active and set to wan down over the weekend as we get more surface level moisture into the region, ending the ‘dry heat’ and bringing the temperatures down below the seasonal norms in preparation of Nora.
For today (Friday 8-27-2021) storms will be confined yet again to the eastern half of the state. Flooding will be likely in the Mt. Baldy/Eagar areas in Southern Apache County due to the elevation being closer to the cloud-bases, which still remain pretty high (over 10,000 FT)… Hit and miss severe storms from there through Pima County will be likely once again.
For Saturday, as Nora glides northwestward, as does the moisture. Saturday’s storms impacts will be along the entire rim where today will be the eastern part of it. Saturday will have impacts on Heber/Overgaard , Strawberry/Payson and as far west as introducing Yavapai County and Prescott into the thunderstorm risks. In that case, the steering flow will reintroduce storms into the Northeast Maricopa County areas such as Cave Creek/Rio Verde, and Sunflower.
As Sunday onward moves along this is when we continue to see that increase in storms across the state … and then the AZWF Flash Flood Watch activates Tuesday through Friday …
That is the agenda I’m putting for the region. I will update more often as the events unfold. As for the severe thunderstorm watches, you have TWO ways to get them. Get on the premium micro-climate e-mail alert service (click here) or get to the AZWF FB group as ALL alerts no matter where in the state are posted there, but not on the main AZWF FB page. There is a difference from the main page to the main group.
LONG RANGE: Long range pattern through the month indicates the state will still be in a shooting gallery as tropical systems continue to develop in the Pacific Basin.
As always, Stay tuned to Arizona Weather Force for future updates –
BONUS: For a bit of time I will allow non-members to see the member section of AZWF. During Fall, Winter, and Spring, the member section has zoom in models during events predicted. They are placed there in the tabs, this one is the heat model. It contains a zoom-able model so you know where you are on the map. Better yet, members can enter a city and address in the search bar and it zooms right down into that level. This is a medium resolution map, the other ones AZWF has at disposal have higher resolutions available during storm events from rain, wind, snow, and flood.
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Meteorologist In Charge – 
– is a consulting meteorologist for over 50 different companies, including large oil companies like BP. He has certs from MSU and PSU as a meteorologist. Both short and long-range is very important to know in those jobs so you can bet on accuracy here. He is versed in fields like Western USA, Tornadoes, Floods, Hurricanes, High Winds, Fire Behavior, Snow and Blizzards, Short Range, Long Range, Seasonal, and Life-Threatening decisions with over 20 years experience, out-forecasting even the National Weather Service with lead-time and precision, which makes him a focus of ridicule and envy in the weather community due to having such accuracy.