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Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 1990, 1:41 AM MST for La Paz County, Mohave County, Arizona. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 14, 1990, 1:41 AM MST (08:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 1990, 4:30 AM MST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties La Paz County, AZ, Mohave 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
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KPHX 140844 FFWPHX AZC015-029-141145- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX ARIZONA 141 AM MST SAT JUL 14 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX ARIZONA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 AM MST FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA ...SOUTHWESTERN MOHAVE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARIZONA ...NORTHWESTERN LA PAZ COUNTY THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOHAVE COUNTIES WHICH INCLUDE THE CITIES OF BULLHEAD... GOLDEN SHORES...AND LAKE HAVASU HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 430 AM. IN ADDITION...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE NORTHWESTERN LA PAZ COUNTY... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARKER AND ALL OF HIGHWAY 95 NORTH TO BULLHEAD CITY. A LARGE COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH GENERATED INTENSE RAINFALL... RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING...EXPANDED SOUTH FROM BULLHEAD CITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. AT 1AM LAKE HAVASU CITY AUTHORITIES REPORTED GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH FOLLOWED BY HEAVY RAINFALL. HEAVY RAIN AT BULLHEAD CITY HAD DIMINISHED TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION... HOWEVER IT WAS STILL FLOODING. FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURING OR ABOUT TO OCCUR FROM BULLHEAD ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE COLORADO RIVER TO PARKER UNTIL 430 AM. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 95. AT 125 AM PARKER SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH...AND WAS STARTING TO RAIN LIGHTLY. HEAVY RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO THE CITY OF PARKER WITHING THE NEXT 3 HOURS. EARLIER IN THE EVENING... WATER WAS RUNNING 4 TO 5 FEET DEEP THROUGH SECTIONS OF BULLHEAD CITY CARRYING AWAY VEHICLES. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY HAPPENING OR ABOUT TO HAPPEN. MOVE AWAY FROM? STREAMS OR WASHES. HEAD FOR HIGHER GROUND. ON THE HIGHWAY...SLOW DOWN AND KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT AHEAD FOR FLOODING. VASQUEZ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 6:40 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Yavapai | 2 hr |
| Jul 13, 6:40 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | La Paz, Mohave | 2 hr |
| Jul 13, 8:03 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | La Paz, Yavapai | 117 min |
| Jul 13, 8:03 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Mohave | 117 min |
| Jul 13, 8:03 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Maricopa | 117 min |
| Jul 13, 8:03 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | La Paz, Mohave | 117 min |
| Jul 13, 8:03 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Maricopa | 117 min |
| Jul 13, 8:44 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Mohave | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 8:44 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Mohave | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 10:42 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Mohave | 48 min |
| Jul 13, 10:42 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Mohave | 48 min |
| Jul 13, 11:34 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Mohave | 116 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.