Alert archive / Arizona / Flash Flood Watches in 2010
Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this flash flood watch at Mar 7, 2010, 8:44 AM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2010, 8:44 AM MST (15:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2010, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
- Flood severity
- None
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Mar 7, 6:30 AM MST, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 6:30 AM MST, 2 hours 14 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 5:27 AM MST, 3 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 527 AM MST SUN MAR 7 2010 AZZ024-081300- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- 527 AM MST SUN MAR 7 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WET PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH SLOWLY EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS...SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY...ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. RAINFALL WILL LIKELY BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE LOCAL FLOODING OF AREA ROADS...STREAMS AND WASHES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AS WELL AS DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AFTER 11 PM TONIGHT FOR SNOWFALL AT AND ABOVE 5000 FEET. SEE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PRODUCT...PHXWSWPSR...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MONDAY MORNING FOR ELEVATIONS AT AND ABOVE 5000 FEET. OTHERWISE SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON MONDAY. RUNOFF FROM THE RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF ROADS...STREAMS AND WASHES. ANOTHER FAST MOVING BUT WEAKER WEATHER SYSTEM TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER CHANCE FOR RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS. DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AND NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER THIS TIME PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ022-023-027-028-081300- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- 527 AM MST SUN MAR 7 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WET PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST AND ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS...SOME MODERATE IN INTENSITY...WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. STORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. RAINFALL WILL LIKELY BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE LOCAL FLOODING OF AREA ROADS...STREAMS AND WASHES. MOTORISTS ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION TODAY AND TONIGHT AND AVOID DRIVING ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADS OR WASHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A SECOND FAST MOVING BUT WEAKER PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. RAINFALL WILL BE LESS INTENSE WITH THIS SYSTEM AND MOST LIKELY NOT SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE ANY FLOODING. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AND NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ020-021-025-026-CAZ030>033-081300- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- 527 AM MST SUN MAR 7 2010 /427 AM PST SUN MAR 7 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...WEST- CENTRAL ARIZONA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WET PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA TODAY INTO TONIGHT. SHOWERS...SOME MODERATE IN INTENSITY...WILL ACCOMPANY THE SYSTEM. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AS WELL AS SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SHOWERS WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...AND THEY MAY LEAD TO LOCAL FLOODING OF AREA ROADS...WASHES AND STREAMS. RAINFALL WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ANOTHER FAST MOVING AND WEAKER PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY...LEADING TO ANOTHER THREAT FOR SHOWERS. HOWEVER MUCH LESS RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM...AND NO FLOODING ISSUES ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AND NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX BRECKENRIDGE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 3:49 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PSR | 31 hr | |
| Mar 7, 8:08 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | La Paz, Yuma | 3 hr |
| Mar 7, 10:59 AM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | La Paz, Yuma | 2 hr |
| Mar 7, 11:58 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Maricopa | 107 min |
| Mar 7, 11:16 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Imperial | 104 min |
| Mar 7, 1:21 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Imperial | 3 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:37 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PSR | 6 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.