Alert archive / Arizona / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 6, 1994, 6:47 PM MST for Gila County, Arizona. It was in force for 88 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 6, 1994, 6:47 PM MST (01:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 1994, 8:15 PM MST
- In force
- 88 min
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
- Area
- Whole counties
County Gila County, AZ
The nearest sounding before it
Winslow (Autob), AZ (KINW), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 136 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3642 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KPHX 070146
FFWPHX
AZC007-070315-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
647 PM MST SAT AUG 6 1994
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX AZ HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM MST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...
IN EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA
...SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY
INCLUDING GLOBE AND MIAMI
AT 645 PM MST, PHOENIX DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED STRONG THUNDERSTORRMS
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL JUST NORTH OF THE GLOBE-MIAMI AREA.
RADAR DERIVED RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATED OVER TWO INCHES HAD
FALLEN DURING THE PAST HOUR JUST NORTH OF GLOBE IN THE VICINITY
OF APACHE PEAK. A SPOTTER IN CLAYPOOL REPORTED 1.03 INCHES OF RAIN
IN ONE HOUR.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
DO NOT TRY TO CROSS FLOODED HIGHWAYS. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES.
OKULSKIWhat 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, Aug 6, 5:30 PM MST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
AZZ004-070230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 530 PM MST SAT AUG 6 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN GILA COUNTY... AT 525 PM MST, PHOENIX DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM EAST OF CAMP VERDE ALONG HIGHWAY 260 THROUGH PAYSON TO NORTH OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT LAKE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO WEST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG, GUSTY WINDS, SMALL HAIL, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE PASSING OVER THE BEELINE HIGHWAY BETWEEN PAYSON AND SUNFLOWER BETWEEN 530 AND 615 PM MST. OKULSKI
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 6:00 PM MST, 47 minutes before
AZZ007-004-070200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 600 PM MST SAT AUG 6 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA... AT 6 PM, PHOENIX DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 20 MILES NORTH- NORTHEAST OF WENDEN IN FAR NORTHEAST LAPAZ COUNTY. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN, STRONG, GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL BETWEEN 6 AND 7 PM MST. OTHER STORMS WERE LOCATED MIDWAY BETWEEN QUARTZSITE AND WENDEN IN LAPAZ COUNTY AND BETWEEN BAGDAD AND KIRKLAND JUNCTION IN SOUTHWEST YAVAPAI COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING VERY SLOWLY AND COULD PRODUCE STRONG, GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL BETWEEN 6 AND 7 PM MST. GREEN
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 6:12 PM MST, 35 minutes before
AZZ004-070300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 615 PM MST SAT AUG 6 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO RUMBLE IN GILA COUNTY... AT 610 PM MST, PHOENIX DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES WEST OF PAYSON SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE GLOBE-MIAMI AREA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS CENTERED IN THE GLOBE-MIAMI AREA, WITH OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 15 MILES NORTH AND 15 MILES EAST OF ROOSEVELT LAKE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DRIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG, GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 50 MPH, SMALL HAIL, AND UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIBN IN A HALF HOUR. BOATERS ON ROOSEVELT LAKE SHOULD SEEK SHELTER ALONG THE SHORELINE, IF THREATENING CONDITIONS APPROACH. OKULSKI
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 6:15 PM MST, 32 minutes before
AZZ004-070300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 615 PM MST SAT AUG 6 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO RUMBLE IN GILA COUNTY... AT 610 PM MST, PHOENIX DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES WEST OF PAYSON SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE GLOBE-MIAMI AREA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS CENTERED IN THE GLOBE-MIAMI AREA, WITH OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 15 MILES NORTH AND 15 MILES EAST OF ROOSEVELT LAKE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DRIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG, GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 50 MPH, SMALL HAIL, AND UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN IN A HALF HOUR. BOATERS ON ROOSEVELT LAKE SHOULD SEEK SHELTER ALONG THE SHORELINE, IF THREATENING CONDITIONS APPROACH. OKULSKI
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 6:27 PM MST, 20 minutes before
AZZ008-070330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 630 PM MST SAT AUG 6 1994 ...RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN MARICOPA COUNTY... AT 625 PM MST, PHOENIX DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN MARICOPA COUNTY NORTH OF NEW RIVER, CAREFREE, AND CAVE CREEK. OUTFLOW WINDS FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS IN GILA AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES HAVE LED TO THIS NEW THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE INITIAL THREAT TO THE NORTH VALLEY WILL BE GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH BETWEEN 630 AND 715 PM MST. NEW THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMExNT IS LIKELY OVER THE NORTHERN PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA BETWEEN 630 AND 730 PM MST. OKULSKI
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 6:30 PM MST, 17 minutes before
AZZ008-070330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 630 PM MST SAT AUG 6 1994 ...RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN MARICOPA COUNTY... AT 625 PM MST, PHOENIX DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN MARICOPA COUNTY NORTH OF NEW RIVER, CAREFREE, AND CAVE CREEK. OUTFLOW WINDS FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS IN GILA AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES HAVE LED TO THIS NEW THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE INITIAL THREAT TO THE NORTH VALLEY WILL BE GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH BETWEEN 630 AND 715 PM MST. NEW THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS LIKELY OVER THE NORTHERN PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA BETWEEN 630 AND 730 PM MST. OKULSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 8:40 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Maricopa | 50 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.