Back-to-back powerful Pacific storm systems to impact the Pacific Northwest and northern California through the end of this week with heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow. A strong, long-duration atmospheric river will accompany the Pacific storms, bringing excessive rainfall and flash flooding to southwest Oregon and northwest California through the week. Read More >
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A line of strong to severe thunderstorms rapidly intensified in strength in the late afternoon of July 10, 2021 along the Mogollon Rim. Low level rotation associated with this line of storms formed around 4:50 PM MST and produced a tornado that lasted from 5:01 PM until 5:07 PM MST. The EF1 tornado left a 1.25 mile damage path oriented northeast to southwest between Happy Jack and Clints Well, Arizona. Damage was limited to intermittent areas of damaged or downed pine trees along the tornado track.
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