Flash Flood Warning 52, NWS Phoenix, AZ

Issued

Aug 14, 1990, 7:36 PM MST (02:36 UTC)

Expired

Aug 14, 1990, 10:15 PM MST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Phoenix, AZ

Area

Whole counties

County Yuma County, AZ

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED 
FLASH FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
ISSUED BY YUMA AZ
736 PM MST TUE AUG 14 1990

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING 
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 PM MST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY

   IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF ARIZONA
      YUMA

HEAVY RAIN IS CAUSING RUNNING WASHES AND ROAD CLOSURES IN SOUTHWEST
YUMA COUNTY. HIGHWAY 95 IS FLOODED IN MANY AREAS...AND WASHES ARE
RUNNING HEAVILY.

MOST OF THE RAIN IS OVER THE DOME...FOOTHILLS...LIGURTA AREA..BUT
IS MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST..AND WILL AFFECT THE CITIES OF YUMA...
SOMERTON...AND SURROUNDING AREA.

URBAN FLOODING IS OVERFLOW OF CITY STREETS AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS...
ENOUGH TO FLOOD RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES...AND CLOSE STREETS.
POSTPONE ANY UNNECESSARY DRIVING UNTIL THE STORM IS OVER.

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT TRY TO CRO)SS
FLOODING WASHES OR STREAMS. NEVER DRIVE ONTO A BRIDGE COVERED BY
WATER. STAY OFF FLOODED CITY STREETS. OUTSIDE THE CITY...STAY ON
THE MAIN HIGHWAYS. AVOID FARM ROADS...SECONDARY ROADS AND UNPAVED
ROADS...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

Flash Flood Warnings in Arizona, 1990Every flash flood warning in 1990

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