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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Hanford, CA

July 18, 2015

NWS Hanford, CA issued this flash flood watch at Jul 18, 2015, 11:34 AM PDT. It took effect at Jul 18, 2015, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 18, 2015, 11:34 AM PDT (18:34 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 18, 2015, 5:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jul 20, 2015, 11:00 PM PDT
In force
54 hr
Issued by
NWS Hanford, CA
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 Hanford, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Jul 18, 9:12 AM PDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 9:12 AM PDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 4:55 AM PDT, 6 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
455 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2015

CAZ095-098-099-191200-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
455 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
AND DESERT.

...THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...THE KERN COUNTY DESERT AND THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY
BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS. BRIEF
  HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN
  AND IN DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS AND ON DESERT ROADS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...THE KERN COUNTY DESERT AND THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

* TIMING: SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS. BRIEF
  HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN
  AND IN DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS AND ON DESERT ROADS.

* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS
  SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR
UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

CAZ096-097-191200-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
455 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

...THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA BEGINNING TONIGHT.

* TIMING: TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS. BRIEF
  HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN THE HIGHER SIERRA
  TERRAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA CONTINUING INTO NEXT WEEK.

* TIMING: SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS. BRIEF
  HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN THE HIGHER SIERRA
  TERRAIN.

* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS
  SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR
UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

CAZ089>094-191200-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
455 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA.

...THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

* TIMING: SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS. BRIEF
  HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS.

* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS
  SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR
UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Hanford, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 11:40 AM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX35 min
Jul 18, 12:16 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNX29 min
Jul 18, 2:22 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHNXKern3 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.