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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

July 14, 2012Yavapai County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2012, 7:05 AM MST for Yavapai County, Arizona. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 14, 2012, 7:05 AM MST (14:05 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2012, 10:30 AM MST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Yavapai County, AZ

The nearest sounding before it

Phoenix, AZ (KPSR), launched 12:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 99 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1064 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1390 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

834 
WGUS55 KFGZ 141405
FFWFGZ
AZC025-141600-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FF.W.0003.120714T1405Z-120714T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
705 AM MST SAT JUL 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL YAVAPAI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA   
  INCLUDING THE GLADIATOR FIRE BURN AREA....

* UNTIL 900 AM MST

* AT 654 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* THE STORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GLADIATOR
  FIRE BURN AREA...INCLUDING CROWN KING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
TURKEY CREEK...TOWERS CREEK...CRAZY BASIN CREEK...POLAND CREEK...BEAR
CREEK...TUSCUMBIA CREEK AND MINNEHAHA CREEK.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1.0 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY TRIGGER LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS...AS
WELL AS MUDSLIDES...ROCKSLIDES...AND DEBRIS FLOWS WITHIN AND
DOWNSTREAM OF THE GLADIATOR FIRE BURN AREA. ROADWAYS IN THE AREA WILL
LIKELY BE INUNDATED AND WASHED OUT. STREAMS IN THE AREA WILL FLOW FAR
ABOVE TYPICAL LEVELS AND WILL CARRY HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SEDIMENT.

AREAS IMPACTED BY THIS WARNING INCLUDE THE GLADIATOR FIRE BURN
AREA...THE COMMUNITY OF CROWN KING...CROWN KING ROAD...SENATOR
HIGHWAY...AND POTENTIALLY SECTIONS OF WAGONER ROAD.

&&

LAT...LON 3429 11239 3433 11233 3428 11228 3420 11230
      3420 11235 3422 11240

$$
TC

3 follow-up statements

070 
WGUS75 KFGZ 141451
FFSFGZ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
751 AM MST SAT JUL 14 2012

AZC025-141600-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120714T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
YAVAPAI AZ-
751 AM MST SAT JUL 14 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM MST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL YAVAPAI COUNTY...

AT 742 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL MOVE OVER THE 
GLADIATOR FIRE BURN AREA AND CROWN KING THROUGH AT LEAST 830 AM MST. 

AREA RAIN GAGES HAVE MEASURED FROM 0.80 INCH TO 1.2 INCHES OF RAIN 
IN THE 45 MINUTES ENDING AT 745 AM. CROWN KING OFFICIALS REPORT AREA 
CREEK ARE RUNNING FULL.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...TURKEY 
CREEK...TOWERS CREEK...CRAZY BASIN CREEK...POLAND CREEK...BEAR 
CREEK...TUSCUMBIA CREEK AND MINNEHAHA CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAIN WILL TRIGGER LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AS WELL AS 
ROCKSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS WITHIN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE GLADIATOR 
BURN AREA. AREA ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY BE INUNDATED AND WASHED OUT. 
AREA STREAMS WILL FLOW FAR ABOVE TYPICAL LEVELS AND WILL CARRY HEAVY 
AMOUNTS OF SEDIMENT.

AREAS IMPACTED BY THIS WARNING INCLUDE THE GLADIATOR FIRE BURN
AREA...THE COMMUNITY OF CROWN KING...CROWN KING ROAD...SENATOR
HIGHWAY...AND POTENTIALLY SECTIONS OF WAGONER ROAD.

&&

LAT...LON 3429 11239 3433 11233 3428 11228 3420 11230
      3420 11235 3422 11240

$$

41

327 
WGUS55 KFGZ 141558
FFWFGZ
AZC025-141730-
/O.EXT.KFGZ.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120714T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
858 AM MST SAT JUL 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL YAVAPAI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA...

* UNTIL 1030 AM MST

* AT 846 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. 

* RAIN GAGES OVER THE GLADIATOR BURN AREA HAVE ALREADY INDICATED 1  
  TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN  
  WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE GLADIATOR BURN AREA...INCLUDING THE    
  TOWN OF CROWN KING...THROUGH 1030 AM MST.     


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY TRIGGER LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS...AS
WELL AS MUDSLIDES...ROCKSLIDES...AND DEBRIS FLOWS WITHIN AND
DOWNSTREAM OF THE GLADIATOR FIRE BURN AREA. ROADWAYS IN THE AREA WILL
LIKELY BE INUNDATED AND WASHED OUT. STREAMS IN THE AREA WILL FLOW FAR
ABOVE TYPICAL LEVELS AND WILL CARRY HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SEDIMENT.

AREAS IMPACTED BY THIS WARNING INCLUDE THE GLADIATOR FIRE BURN
AREA...THE COMMUNITY OF CROWN KING...CROWN KING ROAD...SENATOR
HIGHWAY...AND POTENTIALLY SECTIONS OF WAGONER ROAD.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3429 11239 3433 11233 3428 11228 3420 11230
      3420 11235 3422 11240

$$

MCS

529 
WGUS75 KFGZ 141733
FFSFGZ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1033 AM MST SAT JUL 14 2012

AZC025-141737-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120714T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
YAVAPAI AZ-
1033 AM MST SAT JUL 14 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 AM MST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL YAVAPAI COUNTY...

RAINFALL HAS TEMPORARILY ENDED OVER THE GLADIATOR FIRE BURN AREA. 
MODERATE FLOWS MAY CONTINUE IN CREEKS AND DRAINAGES. A FLASH FLOOD 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM MST THIS EVENING AND RESIDENTS 
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR ADDITIONAL 
WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES.

LAT...LON 3429 11239 3433 11233 3428 11228 3420 11230
      3420 11235 3422 11240

$$

MCS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 14, 10:51 AM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	FGZ	Yavapai	4 hr
Jul 14, 1:14 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	FGZ	Yavapai	3 hr
Jul 14, 2:02 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Yavapai	28 min
Jul 14, 2:15 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	FGZ	Coconino	2 hr
Jul 14, 2:44 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	FGZ	Yavapai	4 hr
Jul 14, 2:58 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Yavapai	34 min
Jul 14, 3:26 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	FGZ	Coconino	2 hr
Jul 14, 3:35 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	FGZ	Yavapai	40 min
Jul 14, 3:54 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	FGZ	Yavapai	4 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.