Alert archive / Arizona / Flash Flood Warnings in 1989
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 1989, 8:55 PM MST for Yuma County, Arizona. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 27, 1989, 8:55 PM MST (03:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 1989, 12:00 AM MST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
- Area
- Whole counties
County Yuma 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, 2:57 PM MST, 5 hours 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 255 PM MST THU JUL 27 1989 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER ARIZONA... RADAR AT 230 PM WAS SHOWING A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY JUST EAST OF LAKE HAVASU CITY. THE RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM COULD CAUSE NORMALLY DRY WASHES TO RISE SOMEWHAT AND ROADWAY DIPS COULD BECOME FILLED WITH WATER. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH. MOTORISTS IN SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY NEAR LAKE HAVASU CITY SHOULD AVOID HIGHWAY LOW SPOTS IF WATER IS OBSERVED RUNNING ACROSS THEM. ALSO... THOSE OUT AND ABOUT ON LAKE HAVASU SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE APPROACHING STORM AND COME ASHORE BEFORE THE STORM HITS. WINDS OF OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. ESTLE
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 5:36 PM MST, 3 hours 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 535 PM MST THU JUL 27 1989 RADAR AT 515 PM WAS SHOWING A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN INDICATED OVER THE AREA OF ROCK SPRINGS...CASTLE HOT SPRINGS... MORRISTOWN AND JUST NORTHEAST OF WICKENBURG. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH SOME BLOWING DUST AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. PERSONS IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE AL1ERT TO THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AS VISIBILITES MAY QUICKLY BE REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST WITH GUSTY WINDS FOLLOWED BY POSSIBLE HEAVY RAIN WITH FLOODING OF HIGHWAY DIPS. ABBEY/SHANAHAN
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 6:03 PM MST, 2 hours 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 600 PM MST THU JUL 27 1989 ....THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER NORTH PHOENIX... AT 550 PM RADAR AND VISUAL OBSERVATIONS CONFIRM THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE BUILDING RAPIDLY OVER THE NORTH VALLEY. MOVEMENT IS TOWARD THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH SOME BLOWING DUST AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WHICH COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS STREET FLOODITNG. PERSONS IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE ALERT TO THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AS VISIBILITES MAY QUICKLY BE REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST WITH GUSTY WINDS FOLLOWED BY POSSIBLE HEAVY RAIN. ABBEY
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 6:38 PM MST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
635 PM MST THU JUL 27 1989
....THUNDERSTORMS IN THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA....
AT 630 PM RADAR AND VISUAL OBSERVATIONS CONFIRM THAT THUNDERSTORMS
ARE BUILDING RAPIDLY INTO PHOENIX. MOVEMENT IS TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST
AT 10 MPH.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35
MPH WITH BLOWING DUST AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WHICH CLOULD CAUSE LOCAL
STREET FLOODING.
PERSONS IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE ALERT TO THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AS VISIBILITES MAY QUICKLY BE REDUCED IN BLOWING
DUST WITH GUSTY WINDS FOLLOWED BY POSSIBLE HEAVY RAIN.
THESE STORMS SHOULD DECREASE BY 9 PM.
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SHANA&HAN/ABBEYSpecial weather statement, Jul 27, 8:19 PM MST, 36 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 5:15 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Yuma | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 5:15 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Yuma | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 7:10 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | La Paz | 110 min |
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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.