Alert archive / Arizona / Flash Flood Warnings in 1998
Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 15, 1998, 2:39 PM MST for La Paz County, Arizona. It was in force for 2 hr. 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 15, 1998, 2:39 PM MST (21:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 1998, 4:40 PM MST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
- Area
- Whole counties
County La Paz County, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KPHX 152141 FFWPHX AZC012-152340- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 239 PM MST SAT AUG 15 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WESTERN LA PAZ COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA * UNTIL 440 PM MST * VERY HEAVY RAINS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE QUARTZSITE AREA...WITH WASHES STARTING TO FLOW. * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE QUARTZSITE FLASH FLOODING IS TAKING PLACE IN THE QUARTZSITE AREA AT 235 PM MST. THE MAIN CONCERN IS U.S. ROUTE 95...AND BACK ROADS AROUND THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION THERE COULD BE BRIEF RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN ON INTERSTATE 10 THROUGH THIS AREA...AS WELL AS STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
What 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 15, 1:30 PM MST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 130 PM MST SAT AUG 15 1998 AZZ020>028-161200- MARICOPA-SOUTHERN GILA-NORTHWEST PINAL-LA PAZ-YUMA ...A MODERATE RISK OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL EXIST LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS FOR MARICOPA...SOUTHERN GILA...NORTHWEST PINAL...LA PAZ...AND YUMA COUNTIES... THUNDERSTORMS HAVE STARTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHWEST INTO THE LOWER DESERT AREAS LATE IN THE DAY. THE ATMOSPHERE IS WET AND VERY UNSTABLE...A GOOD ENVIRONMENT FOR PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. ********************************************************************* HAZARDOUS WEATHER REFERS TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING... 1) LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING OR FLOODING 2) SAND OR DUST STORM REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS 3) DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 57 MPH 4) HAIL 3/4 INCH OR LARGER IN DIAMETER CHECK THE PHOENIX STATE FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR MORE INFORMATION. JP
Special weather statement, Aug 15, 1:30 PM MST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 130 PM MST SAT AUG 15 1998 AZZ020>028-161200- MARICOPA-SOUTHERN GILA-NORTHWEST PINAL-LA PAZ-YUMA ...A MODERATE RISK OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL EXIST LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS FOR MARICOPA...SOUTHERN GILA...NORTHWEST PINAL...LA PAZ...AND YUMA COUNTIES... THUNDERSTORMS HAVE STARTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHWEST INTO THE LOWER DESERT AREAS LATE IN THE DAY. THE ATMOSPHERE IS WET AND VERY UNSTABLE...A GOOD ENVIRONMENT FOR PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. ********************************************************************* HAZARDOUS WEATHER REFERS TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING... 1) LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING OR FLOODING 2) SAND OR DUST STORM REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS 3) DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 57 MPH 4) HAIL 3/4 INCH OR LARGER IN DIAMETER CHECK THE PHOENIX STATE FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR MORE INFORMATION. JP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 3:36 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | La Paz | 49 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.