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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 15, 1990, 12:44 PM MST for La Paz County, Yuma County, Arizona. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 15, 1990, 12:44 PM MST (19:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 1990, 3:45 PM MST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties La Paz County, AZ, 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
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KYUM 151944
FFWYUM
AZC027-029-CAC025-152245-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YUMA AZ
1244 PM MST SUN JUL 15 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 345 PM MST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF ARIZONA
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN YUMA...SOUTHWEST LA PAZ...
IN THE SOUTH PART OF CALIFORNIA
SOUTHEAST IMPERIAL...
AT 1230 MST AND PDT..THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY NEAR THE
COLORADO RIVER AND IN SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY. ONE STORM...OVER THE
TRIGO MOUNTAINS...WAS MOVING SOUTH TOWARD PICACHO STATE PARK ON THE
CALIFORNIA SIDE OF THE COLORADO RIVER AS WELL AS MARTINEZ LAKE.
AT TACNA A HALF INCH OF RAIN FELL IN 15 MINUTES AND IT WAS STILL
FALLING ALONG INTERSTATE 8.
STAY OUT OF WASHES AND LOW LYING AREAS. FLASH FLOODS CAN OCCUR
WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OVER ROADS COVERED BY FLOOD WATERS OR
ACROSS FLOODED HIGHWAY DIPS.The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 11:07 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Mohave | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:07 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Mohave | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:13 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Mohave | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:13 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Mohave | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 4:41 AM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Pinal | 4 hr |
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.