Alert archive / California / Flash Flood Warnings in 1997
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 2, 1997, 4:05 PM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It was in force for 55 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 2, 1997, 4:05 PM PDT (23:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 1997, 5:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Los Angeles County, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KLAX 022212 COR
FFWLAX
CAC037-210000-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
305 PM PST TUE SEP 2 1997
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM PST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION......
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
...NORTHERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
AT 300 PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACROSS
NORTHERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY...ALONG RHE 14 FREEWAY NEAR PALMDALE. THIS
THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTH ALONG THE 14 FREEWAY
MOVING ACROSS LANCASTER BETWEEN 305 AND 330 PM.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
BOWERWhat 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, Sep 2, 10:13 AM PDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before
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
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 10:15 AM PDT, 5 hours 50 minutes before
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
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 11:00 AM PDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before
CAZ026>030-035-036-038>050-052>062-022000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA 1100 AM PDT TUE SEP 2 1997 ...POSSIBLE LONGEST DRY SPELL EVER AT THE LA CIVIC CENTER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING THE LONGEST DRY SPELL EVER AT THE LA CIVIC CENTER. RECORDS DATING BACK TO 1877 INDICATE THE LONGEST PERIOD WITHOUT MEASURABLE RAIN AT THE LA CIVIC CENTER HAS BEEN 197 DAYS FROM APRIL 12 THROUGH OCTOBER 27 IN 1927. THIS YEAR...MEASURABLE RAIN HAS NOT BEEN RECORDED AT THE LA CIVIC CENTER SINCE FEBRUARY 17TH WHEN 0.02 INCHES OF RAIN FELL. IF NO MEASURABLE RAIN IS RECORDED BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT (SEPTEMBER 2ND)...THE LONGEST DRY SPELL RECORD WILL BE TIED THIS YEAR AT 197 DAYS. FURTHER...IF NO MEASURABLE RAIN IS RECORDED BY MIDNIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT (SEPTEMBER 3RD)...THE NEW RECORD FOR THE LONGEST DRY PERIOD WILL BE SET AT 198 DAYS...AND COUNTING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA TODAY. THE CURRENT LA AREA FORECAST IS FOR A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OR RAIN TODAY. THERE IS ALSO A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN ON WEDNESDAY. MCCLUNG
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 11:08 AM PDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
CAZ026>030-035-036-038>050-052>062-022000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA 1100 AM PDT TUE SEP 2 1997 ...POSSIBLE LONGEST "DRY SPELL" EVER AT THE LA CIVIC CENTER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING THE LONGEST DRY SPELL EVER AT THE LA CIVIC CENTER. RECORDS DATING BACK TO 1877 INDICATE THE LONGEST PERIOD WITHOUT MEASURABLE RAIN AT THE LA CIVIC CENTER HAS BEEN 197 DAYS FROM APRIL 12 THROUGH OCTOBER 27 IN 1927. THIS YEAR...MEASURABLE RAIN HAS NOT BEEN RECORDED AT THE LA CIVIC CENTER SINCE FEBRUARY 17TH WHEN 0.02 INCHES OF RAIN FELL. IF NO MEASURABLE RAIN IS RECORDED BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT (SEPTEMBER 2ND)...THE LONGEST "DRY SPELL" RECORD WILL BE TIED THIS YEAR AT 197 DAYS. FURTHER...IF NO MEASURABLE RAIN IS RECORDED BY MIDNIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT (SEPTEMBER 3RD)...THE NEW RECORD FOR THE LONGEST DRY PERIOD WILL BE SET AT 198 DAYS...AND COUNTING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA FTODAY. THE CURRENT LA AREA FORECAST IS FOR A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OR RAIN TODAY. THERE IS ALSO A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN ON WEDNESDAY. MCCLUNG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 4:05 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 55 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.