Payson Roundup | Payson, AZ

...UNSEASONABLY STRONG FALL SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY...
SUMMARY AND IMPACTS...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL IMPACT THE AREA BRINGING AREAS OF RAIN...ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS...AND EVEN SOME HIGH ELEVATION SNOWFALL TO THE
REGION TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET TO 10
TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE SECOND WEEK OF OCTOBER. STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL OF ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-HALF INCH WILL LIKELY BE
COMMON ACROSS MOHAVE...CLARK...LINCOLN...NYE...ESMERALDA...INYO...
AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. TOTALS OF ONE-HALF TO ONE
INCH MAY OCCUR WHERE THE PRECIPITATION BAND SETS UP AND STALLS.
TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH MAY OCCUR IN THE HIGH TERRAIN...OR
WHERE HEAVIER EMBEDDED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. THESE HIGHER
AMOUNTS COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS. PEOPLE PLANNING
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD MONITOR THEIR LOCAL
FORECAST...PARTICULARLY IF PLANNING ACTIVITIES AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
TODAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS PORTIONS OF MOHAVE...CLARK...LINCOLN...AND
NYE COUNTIES DURING THE DAY. DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AND GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
THURSDAY...RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. A
BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS CLARK...SOUTHERN NYE...AND
ESMERALDA COUNTIES EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD LINCOLN COUNTY AND UTAH.
FRIDAY...THE BROAD BAND OF PRECIPITATION FROM THURSDAY WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST...ALLOWING PRECIPITATION TO TAPER OFF
FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY
DROP AS LOW AS 7000-7500 FEET FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE RISING AGAIN
IN THE AFTERNOON. THE SIERRA...WHITE...AND SPRING MOUNTAINS WILL
LIKELY SEE THEIR FIRST LIGHT SNOWFALL OF THE YEAR. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.