Alert archive / Arizona / Flash Flood Warnings in 2006
Flash Flood Warning 113, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Sep 7, 2006, 6:07 AM MST for Pima County, Arizona. It was in force for 53 min. 2 reports 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
- Sep 7, 2006, 6:07 AM MST (13:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2006, 7:00 AM MST
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Pima County, AZ
The radar
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 6:40 AM MST | FLASH FLOOD | Tucson, AZ | *** 1 FATAL *** BODY REPORTED IN RODEO WASH AT SOUTH FLETCHER AVENUE AND EAST IRVINGTON ROAD. BODY WAS LATER RECOVERED 11 MILES DOWNSTREAM ON NORTHWEST SIDE OF TOWN AT 9 AM. |
| Sep 7, 6:45 AM MST | FLASH FLOOD | Tucson, AZ | DRACHMAN AND 7TH STREET. STREETS FLOODED WITH CARS STALLED. |
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, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 19 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
- 703 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1405 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS55 KTWC 071309
FFWTWC
AZC019-071500-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
607 AM MST THU SEP 7 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN PIMA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TUCSON...ORO VALLEY...MARANA...GREEN
VALLEY
* UNTIL 800 AM MST
* AT 601 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED HEAVY
RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS FROM PICACHO PEAK SOUTHEAST ALONG
INTERSTATE 10 THROUGH THE TUCSON METRO AREA. UP TO TWO INCH OF
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT ONE HOUR. THIS WILL CAUSE
FLOODING OF WASHES AND STREET FLOODING...IN DIPS AND LOW WATER
CROSSINGS. RAINFALL RATES OF 1.00 TO 2.00 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER THE NEXT ONE HOUR.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SOUTH
TUCSON...SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK WEST...SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK EAST...
SABINO CANYON...PICTURE ROCKS...MOUNT LEMMON/SUMMERHAVEN...DOVE
MOUNTAIN...DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE...CATALINA STATE PARK AND
CATALINA FOOTHILLS.
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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.
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.
LAT...LON 3176 11115 3175 11059 3249 11059 3250 11137
3200 11136
$$
WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS75 KTWC 071327
FFSTWC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
619 AM MST THU SEP 7 2006
AZC019-071500-
PIMA AZ-
619 AM MST THU SEP 7 2006
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM MST FOR
EASTERN PIMA COUNTY...
AT 614 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED
AREA. 1.00 TO 2.00 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 45
MINUTES OVER AREAS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL
HAS BEEN BETWEEN INTERSTATE 19...AND GRANT ROAD...NORTH TO THE
FOOTHILLS. ROADWAYS MAY HAVE A LIFE THREATENING FLOW OF WATER MOVING
ACROSS THEM...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOWING WATER.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TUCSON...ORO
VALLEY AND MARANA
LAT...LON 3176 11115 3175 11059 3249 11059 3250 11137
3200 11136
$$
WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON000
WGUS75 KTWC 071351
FFSTWC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
645 AM MST THU SEP 7 2006
AZC019-071500-
PIMA AZ-
645 AM MST THU SEP 7 2006
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM MST FOR
EASTERN PIMA COUNTY...
AT 640 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED
AREA. 1.00 TO 2.00 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST ONE
HOUR OVER AREAS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA. SEVERAL WASHES WITHIN THE
CITY HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT RISES INCLUDING THE CDO AND THE ALAMO
WASH. A FLOW OF 3 FEET IS BEING SHOWN BY GAUGE REPORTS ON THE ALAMO
WASH...WHICH WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF NUMEROUS EAST-WEST ROADWAYS FROM
BROADWAY NORTH TO FORT LOWELL. ROADWAYS MAY HAVE A LIFE THREATENING
FLOW OF WATER MOVING ACROSS THEM...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOWING
WATER.
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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.
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.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TUCSON...ORO
VALLEY AND MARANA
LAT...LON 3176 11115 3175 11059 3249 11059 3250 11137
3200 11136
$$
WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON000
WGUS75 KTWC 071427
FFSTWC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
719 AM MST THU SEP 7 2006
AZC019-071500-
PIMA AZ-
719 AM MST THU SEP 7 2006
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM MST FOR
EASTERN PIMA COUNTY...
AT 715 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS EASTERN PIMA COUNTY
INCLUDING THE GREATER TUCSON AREA. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES EXCEEDED
2 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS WITH SEVERAL GAGE REPORTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2
INCHES AROUND THE CITY. EXPECT FLOODING OF WASHES WITH WIDESPREAD
STREET FLOODING AS HEAVY RUNOFF CONTINUES.
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER
TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.
LAT...LON 3176 11115 3175 11059 3249 11059 3250 11137
3200 11136
$$
WEATHER.GOV/TUCSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 7:50 AM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.