Alert archive / Arizona / Flash Flood Warnings in 1997
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 27, 1997, 6:18 PM MST for Yuma County, Arizona. It was in force for 62 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
- Aug 27, 1997, 6:18 PM MST (01:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 1997, 7:20 PM MST
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
- Area
- Whole counties
County Yuma County, AZ
The radar
The Yuma radar (KYUX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KPHX 280118 FFWPHX AZC027-280220- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 618 PM MST WED AUG 27 1997 * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL YUMA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA * UNTIL 720 PM MST * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED DATELAND AZTEC INTERSTATE 8 * AT 615 PM MST...RADAR ESTIMATED 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL BETWEEN 515 AND 615 PM IN THE VICINITY OF DATELAND AND AZTEC. AS A RESULT...FLbASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT IN THE WARNING LOCATIONS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 5:35 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Yuma | 50 min |
| Aug 27, 5:49 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Yuma | 46 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.