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Special Weather Statement, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this special weather statement at Aug 12, 2014, 1:17 PM MST for Gila County, Arizona. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2014, 1:17 PM MST (20:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 2014, 2:00 PM MST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
County Gila County, AZ
The radar
The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Phoenix, AZ (KPSR), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 327 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -162 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2303 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 12, 11:08 AM MST, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 11:08 AM MST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 12, 3:31 AM MST, 9 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 331 AM MST TUE AUG 12 2014 AZZ020>028-CAZ031>033-131230- 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- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- 331 AM MST TUE AUG 12 2014 /331 AM PDT TUE AUG 12 2014/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON MST /NOON PDT/ TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL LEAD TO FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS AND NORMALLY- DRY WASHES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF WASHES...CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...YOU SHOULD WATCH THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE THREAT FOR FLOODING WILL PERSIST AT LEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED BY THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 12, 12:48 PM MST, 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1248 PM MST TUE AUG 12 2014
CAZ030-122015-
RIVERSIDE CA-SAN BERNARDINO CA-
1248 PM PDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
NORTH CENTRAL RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
UNTIL 115 PM PDT
AT 1245 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TWENTYNINE PALMS...MOVING
NORTH AT 5 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL SOUTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...
SOME UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS
UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY PONDING ON SOME ROADS AND
MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. IN HEAVY RAINFALL...SLOW DOWN
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING...AND LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE
BETWEEN YOURSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. IF STORMS APPROACH
YOUR LOCATION OR YOU HEAR THUNDER...MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR
AN ALL METAL VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3408 11628 3408 11627 3412 11627 3413 11626
3413 11606 3411 11604 3395 11605 3394 11626
3408 11629
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 175DEG 4KT 3403 11616
KUHLMANSpecial weather statement, Aug 12, 1:17 PM MST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 117 PM MST TUE AUG 12 2014 AZZ024-122100- GILA AZ-PINAL AZ-MARICOPA AZ- 117 PM MST TUE AUG 12 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... WEST CENTRAL GILA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA EXTREME EAST CENTRAL MARICOPA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA UNTIL 200 PM MST AT 113 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF APACHE LAKE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... APACHE LAKE... CANYON LAKE... SOME UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND...TREE LIMBS COULD BE SNAPPED OFF...AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY PONDING ON SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. IN HEAVY RAINFALL...SLOW DOWN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING...AND LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOURSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES. LAT...LON 3372 11155 3380 11126 3345 11117 3339 11137 TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 138DEG 7KT 3351 11131 KUHLMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 5:06 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Maricopa, Pinal | 13 min |
| Aug 11, 5:49 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Yuma | 56 min |
| Aug 11, 6:06 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Yuma | 114 min |
| Aug 11, 8:43 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | 47 min | |
| Aug 11, 8:45 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Maricopa | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 1:25 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | La Paz | 35 min |
| Aug 12, 3:00 AM MST | Flash Flood Watch | PSR | 29 hr | |
| Aug 12, 3:08 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Yuma | 112 min |
| Aug 12, 1:05 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Gila, Maricopa | 115 min |
| Aug 12, 1:52 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Pinal | 38 min |
| Aug 12, 3:04 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Pinal | 116 min |
| Aug 12, 3:22 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Pinal | 38 min |
| Aug 12, 3:48 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Maricopa, Pinal | 117 min |
| Aug 12, 4:01 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Pinal | 44 min |
| Aug 12, 4:06 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Maricopa, Pinal | 54 min |
| Aug 12, 4:26 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Maricopa, Pinal | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:26 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Pinal | 49 min |
| Aug 12, 4:47 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Gila, Pinal | 118 min |
| Aug 12, 4:48 PM MST | Blowing Dust Advisory | PSR | 92 min | |
| Aug 12, 4:57 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Maricopa | 48 min |
| Aug 12, 12:45 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | PSR | Riverside, San Bernardino | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 12:48 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Riverside | 27 min |
| Aug 12, 3:29 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Riverside, San Bernardino | 2 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.