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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Phoenix, AZ

August 12, 2001Imperial County, Riverside County, California; La Paz County, Arizona

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 12, 2001, 9:47 PM PDT for Imperial County, Riverside County, California; La Paz County, Arizona. It was in force for 73 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties.

The facts

Issued: Aug 12, 2001, 9:47 PM PDT (04:47 UTC)
Expired: Aug 12, 2001, 11:00 PM PDT
In force: 73 min
Issued by: NWS Phoenix, AZ
Area: Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties La Paz County, AZ, Imperial County, CA, Riverside County, CA

The radar

The Yuma radar (KYUX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:47 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 
WGUS55 KPSR 130453
FFWPHX
AZC012-CAC025-065-130515-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
947 PM MST SUN AUG 12 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
  EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
  LA PAZ COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA

* UNTIL 1200 AM MST(1200 AM PDT)

* AT 942 PM PDT...RADAR INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN  
  IN THE ADVISORY AREA MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE QUARTZSITE...BLYTHE          
  ...BRENDA...VICKSBURG JUNCTION...VICKSBURG...RIPLEY...PALO         
  VERDE...MIDLAND AND BOUSE. 

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
PHOENIX.

LAT...LON 3422 11390 3386 11502 3330 11482 3358 11367

The office that day

Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 13, 1:52 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Pinal	38 min
Aug 13, 3:08 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	52 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in California, 2001 Flash Flood Warnings in Arizona, 2001 Every flash flood warning in 2001

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.