Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Phoenix, AZ

Issued

Jul 14, 2012, 12:38 PM MST (19:38 UTC)

Expired

Jul 14, 2012, 3:30 PM MST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Phoenix, AZ

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County La Paz County, AZ

The Yuma radar (KYUX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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225 
WGUS55 KPSR 141938
FFWPSR
AZC012-142230-
/O.NEW.KPSR.FF.W.0013.120714T1938Z-120714T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1238 PM MST SAT JUL 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL LA PAZ COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA...

* UNTIL 330 PM MST

* AT 1235 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED  
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM PERSISTENT THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED      
  AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES OF 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN IN THE    
  PAST HOUR 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRENDA. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM     
  DEVELOPMENT BRINGING HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE AFFECTED    
  AREA THROUGH 330 PM.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOUSE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT PEOPLE ALONG THE BANKS OF WASHES AND
CREEKS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. NORMALLY DRY WASHES
AND STREAMS WILL SUDDENLY HAVE RUNNING WATER AND MAKE UNBRIDGED
CROSSINGS IMPASSABLE. STREETS...UNDERPASSES...AND LOW SPOTS WILL
BECOME INUNDATED MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNED AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF NORMALLY
DRY WASHES AND CREEKS ROADS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. UNBRIDGED CROSSINGS
WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.

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. REMEMBER TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 3395 11415 3391 11385 3348 11400 3356 11429

$$

KUHLMAN

930 
WGUS75 KPSR 142040
FFSPSR

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
140 PM MST SAT JUL 14 2012

AZC012-142230-
/O.CON.KPSR.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120714T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LA PAZ AZ-
140 PM MST SAT JUL 14 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM MST FOR
CENTRAL LA PAZ COUNTY...

AT 130 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO 
DETECT NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 
OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES 
OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 
10 BETWEEN QUARTZSITE AND BRENDA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO QUARTZSITE 
AND BOUSE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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 3395 11415 3391 11385 3348 11400 3356 11429

$$

KUHLMAN

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