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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Phoenix, AZ

August 2, 2014

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this flash flood watch at Aug 2, 2014, 3:09 AM MST. It took effect at Aug 2, 2014, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 2, 2014, 3:09 AM MST (10:09 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 2, 2014, 12:00 PM MST
Expired
Aug 3, 2014, 12:00 AM MST
In force
12 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 Aug 1, 9:35 PM MST, 5 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 9:35 PM MST, 5 hours 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 6:16 AM MST, 20 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
616 AM MST FRI AUG 1 2014

AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-021330-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
616 AM MST FRI AUG 1 2014 /616 AM PDT FRI AUG 1 2014/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST-CENTRAL
ARIZONA...EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL
ARIZONA...SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...WEST-CENTRAL
ARIZONA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE WILL BE AT LEAST SLIGHT CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ON THE
LOWER DESERTS...BETTER OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. THE STRONGEST
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND AND FLASH
FLOODING. FOR THE LOWER DESERTS...ANTICIPATE SOUTHWEST ARIZONA TO BE
MORE ACTIVE THAN THE PHOENIX AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

STORM CHANCES INCREASE REGION WIDE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THEN TAPER OFF
SHARPLY DURING THE WORK WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD FOLLOW STANDARD REPORTING PROCEDURES.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 1, 9:24 PM MST, 5 hours 45 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 9:42 PM MST, 5 hours 27 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 1, 9:46 PM MST, 5 hours 23 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 1, 9:47 PM MST, 5 hours 22 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 1, 10:29 PM MST, 4 hours 40 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 12:34 AM MST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 5:04 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRGila41 min
Aug 1, 5:09 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSRGila111 min
Aug 1, 5:29 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRPinal31 min
Aug 1, 5:38 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRGila112 min
Aug 1, 5:43 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRGila47 min
Aug 1, 6:31 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR29 min
Aug 1, 7:38 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR52 min
Aug 1, 8:23 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRMaricopa112 min
Aug 1, 8:26 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRMaricopa34 min
Aug 1, 8:38 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRMaricopa4 hr
Aug 1, 9:02 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRMaricopa58 min
Aug 1, 9:13 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRMaricopa4 hr
Aug 1, 9:42 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRLa Paz48 min
Aug 2, 12:34 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRYuma56 min
Aug 2, 3:09 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRMaricopa111 min
Aug 2, 3:50 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRMaricopa3 hr
Aug 2, 4:39 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSRMaricopa3 hr
Aug 2, 4:41 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSRMaricopa2 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.