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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 4, 2016, 5:22 PM MST for Gila County, Arizona. It was in force for 3 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
- Aug 4, 2016, 5:22 PM MST (00:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2016, 8:15 PM MST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Flagstaff, AZ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Gila County, AZ
The radar
The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Phoenix, AZ (KPSR), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 267 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1910 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
402 WGUS55 KFGZ 050022 FFWFGZ AZC007-050315- /O.NEW.KFGZ.FF.W.0039.160805T0022Z-160805T0315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 522 PM MST THU AUG 4 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... GILA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA... * UNTIL 815 PM MST * AT 519 PM MST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN END OF THE JUNIPER WILDFIRE BURN SCAR. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IF IT IS NOT ALREADY OCCURRING. * FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A THREAT ALONG HIGHWAY 288 FROM NORTH PARKER CREEK SOUTH THROUGH POCKET CREEK. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY TRIGGER LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN AND NEAR THE JUNIPER FIRE SCAR. SOME ROADWAYS WILL BE INUNDATED OR WASHED OUT. RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER OR DEBRIS ACCUMULATION MAY AFFECT HIGHWAY 288. LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE POCKET CREEK...WORKMAN CREEK...AND REYNOLDS CREEK DRAINAGES AS WELL AS A LARGE PORTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 288 SOUTH OF YOUNG. && LAT...LON 3381 11093 3376 11094 3375 11097 3380 11100 $$ TC
2 follow-up statements
030 WGUS75 KFGZ 050108 FFSFGZ FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 608 PM MST THU AUG 4 2016 AZC007-050315- /O.CON.KFGZ.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160805T0315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GILA AZ- 608 PM MST THU AUG 4 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MST FOR GILA COUNTY... AT 554 PM MST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE SOUTHERN END OF THE JUNIPER WILDFIRE BURN SCAR ALONG HIGHWAY 288 FROM NORTH PARKER CREEK, SOUTH TO POCKET CREEK. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING AND WILL MOSTLY LIKELY BE ON GOING THROUGH 700 PM MST. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY BE POSSIBLE AS MORE STORMS DEVELOP TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF THE JUNIPER BURN SCAR . PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY TRIGGER LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN AND NEAR THE JUNIPER FIRE SCAR. SOME ROADWAYS WILL BE INUNDATED OR WASHED OUT. RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER OR DEBRIS ACCUMULATION MAY AFFECT HIGHWAY 288. LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE POCKET CREEK...WORKMAN CREEK...AND REYNOLDS CREEK DRAINAGES AS WELL AS A LARGE PORTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 288 SOUTH OF YOUNG. && LAT...LON 3381 11093 3376 11094 3375 11097 3380 11100 $$ TC
231 WGUS75 KFGZ 050238 FFSFGZ FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 738 PM MST THU AUG 4 2016 AZC007-050244- /O.CAN.KFGZ.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160805T0315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GILA AZ- 738 PM MST THU AUG 4 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR GILA COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE HEAVY RAIN ENDED ON THE JUNIPER WILDFIRE BURN SCAR AROUND 600 PM. FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED. FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES IN THE AREA ALONG HIGHWAY 288, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN NORTH PARKER CREEK SOUTH TO POCKET CREEK WHERE THE HEAVY RAIN FELL EARLIER IN THE EVENING. LAT...LON 3381 11093 3376 11094 3375 11097 3380 11100 $$ TC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 9:48 AM MST | Flash Flood Watch | FGZ | Apache, Coconino, Navajo | 10 hr |
| Aug 5, 10:27 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | FGZ | 33 min | |
| Aug 5, 10:49 AM MST | Flash Flood Warning | FGZ | Gila | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 12:54 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | FGZ | Navajo | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:19 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | FGZ | Navajo | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 2:22 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | FGZ | Yavapai | 23 min |
| Aug 5, 2:54 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | FGZ | Apache | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:25 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | FGZ | Coconino | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:43 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | FGZ | Apache, Navajo | 6 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.