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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2012, 3:54 PM MST for Yavapai County, Arizona. It was in force for 4 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, 3:54 PM MST (22:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2012, 8:15 PM MST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Flagstaff, AZ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Yavapai County, AZ
The radar
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Phoenix, AZ (KPSR), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
264 WGUS55 KFGZ 142254 FFWFGZ AZC025-150045- /O.NEW.KFGZ.FF.W.0005.120714T2254Z-120715T0045Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 354 PM 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... * UNTIL 545 PM MST * AT 350 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL APPROACHING THE GLADIATOR FIRE BURN AREA AND THE COMMUNITY OF CROWN KING. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE THE GLADIATOR BURN AREA AND THE COMMUNITY OF CROWN KING. 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. && LAT...LON 3434 11239 3431 11223 3421 11219 3419 11247 $$ DJO
4 follow-up statements
688 WGUS55 KFGZ 142359 FFWFGZ AZC025-150145- /O.EXT.KFGZ.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120715T0145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 459 PM MST SAT JUL 14 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL YAVAPAI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA... * UNTIL 645 PM MST * AT 455 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING ON THE GLADIATOR FIRE BURN AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER AN INCH HAVE ALREADY FALLEN THIS AFTERNOON. AMOUNTS UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL AROUND 600 PM MST. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE THE GLADIATOR BURN AREA AND THE COMMUNITY OF CROWN KING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY TRIGGER LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS...AS WELL AS MUDSLIDES...ROCKSLIDES...AND DEBRIS FLOWS WITHIN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE GLADIATOR FIRE BURN AREA. ROADWAYS IN THE AREA WILL LIKELY BE INUNDATED AND WASHED OUT. STREAMS IN THE AREA WILL FLOW FAR ABOVE TYPICAL LEVELS AND WILL CARRY HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SEDIMENT. AREAS IMPACTED BY THIS WARNING INCLUDE THE GLADIATOR FIRE BURN AREA...THE COMMUNITY OF CROWN KING...CROWN KING ROAD...SENATOR HIGHWAY...AND POTENTIALLY SECTIONS OF WAGONER ROAD. && LAT...LON 3434 11239 3431 11223 3421 11219 3419 11247 $$ DJO
891 WGUS55 KFGZ 150118 FFWFGZ AZC025-150315- /O.EXT.KFGZ.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120715T0315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 618 PM 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 815 PM MST * AT 610 PM MST...TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE GLADIATOR BURN AREA NEAR CROWN KING. NUMEROUS ROAD WASHOUTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED CARS WASHED DOWN A CREEK NEAR CLEATOR...EAST OF THE BURN AREA. SPOTTERS REPORT AREA STREAMS FLOWING AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS FOR MANY YEARS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO THE BURN AREA...AND INCREASED FLOODING IS LIKELY THIS EVENING. GAGE DATA ON BLACK CANYON CREEK BETWEEN THE BURN AREA AND BLACK CANYON CITY INDICATES THE CREEK HAS RISEN OVER 10 FEET THIS EVENING. 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. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. && LAT...LON 3434 11239 3431 11223 3421 11219 3419 11247 $$ DJO
374 WGUS75 KFGZ 150249 FFSFGZ FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 749 PM MST SAT JUL 14 2012 AZC025-150315- /O.CON.KFGZ.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120715T0315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ YAVAPAI AZ- 749 PM MST SAT JUL 14 2012 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL YAVAPAI COUNTY... AT 740 PM MST...HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED OVER THE GLADIATOR FIRE BURN AREA WITH ONLY A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER... SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN WAS REPORTED BY GAGE DATA TODAY AND PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND ROAD WASHOUTS ACCORDING TO SPOTTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. FLOODING ON BURN AREA STREAMS AS WELL AS MUD... ROCK...AND DEBRIS SLIDES WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS...AS WELL AS MUDSLIDES...ROCKSLIDES... AND DEBRIS FLOWS WITHIN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE GLADIATOR FIRE BURN AREA WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. ROADWAYS IN THE AREA ARE LIKELY INUNDATED AND WASHED OUT. STREAMS IN THE AREA WILL FLOW FAR ABOVE TYPICAL LEVELS AND WILL CARRY HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SEDIMENT. AREAS IMPACTED BY THIS WARNING INCLUDE THE GLADIATOR FIRE BURN AREA...THE COMMUNITY OF CROWN KING...CROWN KING ROAD...SENATOR HIGHWAY...AND POTENTIALLY SECTIONS OF WAGONER ROAD. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. && LAT...LON 3434 11239 3431 11223 3421 11219 3419 11247 $$ DJO
277 WGUS75 KFGZ 150311 FFSFGZ FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 811 PM MST SAT JUL 14 2012 AZC025-150317- /O.EXP.KFGZ.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120715T0315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ YAVAPAI AZ- 811 PM MST SAT JUL 14 2012 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM MST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL YAVAPAI COUNTY... AT 8 PM MST...HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED OVER THE GLADIATOR FIRE BURN AREA. HOWEVER...SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN WAS REPORTED BY GAGE DATA TODAY AND PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND ROAD WASHOUTS ACCORDING TO SPOTTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. FLOODING ON BURN AREA STREAMS AS WELL AS MUD...ROCK...AND DEBRIS SLIDES WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT WILL AGGRAVATE FLOOD CONCERNS AND MAY RESULT IN RENEWED FLOODING IF IT OCCURS. LAT...LON 3434 11239 3431 11223 3421 11219 3419 11247 $$ CO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 7:05 AM MST | Flash Flood Warning | FGZ | Yavapai | 3 hr |
| 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 |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.