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Flash Flood Warning 76, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 23, 2005, 6:59 AM MST for Pima County, Arizona. It was in force for 61 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2005, 6:59 AM MST (13:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2005, 8:00 AM MST
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Pima County, AZ
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 6:59 AM MST | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Se Tucson, AZ | THE INTERSECTION OF PARK AND AJO WAS FLOOED AND CLOSED AS WAS HOUGHTON ROAD NORTH AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 AND SAHUARITA ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 11 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
- 851 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1541 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS55 KTWC 231402 FFWTWC AZC019-231600- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 659 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TUCSON...ORO VALLEY...MARANA * UNTIL 900 AM MST * AT 659 AM MST...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE PRODUCED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS EASTERN PIMA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TUCSON METRO AREA. STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SEVERAL REPORTS OF STALLED VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPORTED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH TUCSON. THE STONE UNDERPASS NEAR 6TH STREET...THE INTERSECTION OF PARK AND AJO...AND HOUGHTON ROAD SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 TO SAHUARITA ROAD WERE ALL CLOSED. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ALONG AND SOUTH OF VALENCIA ROAD TO SAHUARITA ROAD...INCLUDING THE TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ORO VALLEY...CATALINA AND THE CATALINA FOOTHILLS HAVE ALSO RECEIVED VERY HEAVY RAIN. AN ESTIMATED 1.50 TO 2.00 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS ISOLATED LOCATIONS. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RUNOFF FROM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY WASHES...ROADWAY DIPS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES. LAT...LON 3250 11134 3191 11128 3179 11047 3252 11047 $$ WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
2 follow-up statements
000 WGUS75 KTWC 231440 FFSTWC FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 729 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005 AZC019-231600- PIMA AZ- 729 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 900 AM MST FOR EASTERN PIMA COUNTY... AT 722 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS EASTERN PIMA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TUCSON METRO AREA. STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SEVERAL REPORTS OF STALLED VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPORTED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH TUCSON. THE STONE UNDERPASS NEAR 6TH STREET...THE INTERSECTION OF PARK AND AJO...AND HOUGHTON ROAD SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 TO SAHUARITA ROAD WERE ALL CLOSED. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ALONG AND SOUTH OF VALENCIA ROAD TO SAHUARITA ROAD...INCLUDING THE TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ORO VALLEY...CATALINA AND THE CATALINA FOOTHILLS HAVE ALSO RECEIVED VERY HEAVY RAIN. AN ESTIMATED 1.50 TO 2.00 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS ISOLATED LOCATIONS. AN ADDITIONAL AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED BETWEEN SILVERBELL AND THREE POINTS...WHERE UP TO 1.00 INCH HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST HOUR. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE A RISE IN THE BRAWLEY WASH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS ALONG ROUTE 86 FROM TUCSON TO THREE POINTS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RUNOFF FROM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY WASHES...ROADWAY DIPS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3250 11156 3189 11147 3179 11047 3252 11047 $$ WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
000 WGUS75 KTWC 231536 FFSTWC FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 828 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005 AZC019-231600- PIMA AZ- 828 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 900 AM MST FOR EASTERN PIMA COUNTY... AT 822 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS EASTERN PIMA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TUCSON METRO AREA. STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SEVERAL REPORTS OF STALLED VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPORTED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH TUCSON. THE STONE UNDERPASS NEAR 6TH STREET...THE INTERSECTION OF PARK AND AJO...AND HOUGHTON ROAD SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 TO SAHUARITA ROAD WERE ALL CLOSED. THE INTERSECTION OF KOLB AND ESCALANTE HAS BEEN REPORTED IMPASSABLE. TRAILERS HAVE BEEN REPORTED SURROUNDED BY WATER ALONG OLD NOGALES HIGHWAY NORTH OF SAHUARITA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ALONG AND SOUTH OF VALENCIA ROAD TO SAHUARITA ROAD...INCLUDING THE TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ORO VALLEY...CATALINA AND THE CATALINA FOOTHILLS HAVE ALSO RECEIVED VERY HEAVY RAIN. AN ESTIMATED 1.50 TO 2.00 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS ISOLATED LOCATIONS. AN ADDITIONAL AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED BETWEEN SILVERBELL AND THREE POINTS...WHERE UP TO 2.00 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN THE BRAWLEY WASH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS ALONG ROUTE 86 FROM TUCSON TO THREE POINTS WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RUNOFF FROM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY WASHES...ROADWAY DIPS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ALDER CANYON. LAT...LON 3250 11156 3189 11147 3179 11047 3252 11047 $$ WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 5:17 AM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 58 min |
| Aug 23, 8:50 AM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 115 min |
| Aug 23, 9:27 AM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Santa Cruz | 2 hr |
| Aug 23, 11:27 AM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Cochise | 2 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.