Alert archive / Arizona / Flash Flood Warnings in 1988
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 1988, 7:15 PM MST for Cochise County, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 27, 1988, 7:15 PM MST (02:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 1988, 9:15 PM MST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Cochise County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 5:10 PM MST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 500 PM MST WED JUL 27 1988 AT 318 PM MST THUNDERSTORMS BEGAN TO RUMBLE OVER THE TUCSON VALLEY. SINCE THAT TIME...THE TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS RECORDED .18 INCH OF RAIN...AND A 53 MPH WIND GUST. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING AT DREXEL AMD MISSION STREETS. WASHES ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN ARE RUNNING...AND WATER IS MOVING DOWN THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER. THERE HAS BEEN QUITE A LOT OF CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...THE MOST DANGEROUS KIND...AND PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS OF THIS STORM SHOULD NOT GO OUTDOORS...EXCEPT IN AND ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. IF CAUGHT OUT IN A LIGHTNING AFFECTED AREA...SEEK SHELTER. IF IN AN ALL METAL CAR... STAY WITH IT. CONVERTIBLES ARE UNSAFE AND NO PROTECTION. DO NOT GET UNDER A TREE. WATCH OUT FOR FLOODING OF DIPS...WASHES AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS AS WATER MAY RISE RAPIDLY. FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NECESSARY. BARTOLOME NWS 28/0010
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 5:40 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 80 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.