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Flash Flood — Yuma, AZ

Oct 6, 2022

A slow moving cutoff low was situated over southern Arizona, providing forced ascent. Two rounds of convection occurred, with the first round affecting portions of south-central Arizona during the very early morning hours (0000-0400MST) and the second round affecting far southwest Arizona during the early to mid afternoon hours (1300-1600MST). With the help of daytime heating boosting instability values into the moderate to high side (MLCAPE 1500-2000 J/KG), the thunderstorm activity affecting s

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1060434). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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