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Flash Flood Watch 5, NWS Hanford, CA

May 6, 2016

NWS Hanford, CA issued this flash flood watch at May 6, 2016, 1:02 PM PDT. It took effect at May 6, 2016, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 6, 2016, 1:02 PM PDT (20:02 UTC)
In effect from: May 6, 2016, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired: May 6, 2016, 9:36 PM PDT
In force: 8 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 May 6, 3:30 AM PDT, 9 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 3:30 AM PDT, 9 hours 32 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 6, 10:41 AM PDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 5, 5:06 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	San Benito	39 min
May 5, 5:11 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Kern	3 hr
May 5, 5:31 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Kings	44 min
May 5, 5:34 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Kern	3 hr
May 5, 5:35 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Fresno, Kern, Kings	3 hr
May 5, 5:36 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Fresno	3 hr
May 5, 5:40 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX		50 min
May 5, 6:02 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Fresno, Kings	3 hr
May 5, 6:05 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Merced	40 min
May 5, 6:10 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Fresno, Merced	3 hr
May 5, 6:45 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HNX	Fresno, Madera, Merced	30 min
May 5, 6:56 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Kings	49 min
May 5, 7:28 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Fresno, Merced	3 hr
May 5, 7:35 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Fresno, Kings, Madera	3 hr
May 5, 7:38 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Tulare	52 min
May 5, 7:44 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Kern	46 min
May 5, 8:54 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Fresno	2 hr
May 5, 9:42 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Fresno, Madera, Merced	2 hr
May 5, 9:53 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Fresno	37 min
May 5, 9:59 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Madera	46 min
May 5, 10:32 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Fresno	43 min
May 6, 1:45 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Fresno	2 hr
May 6, 2:18 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX		42 min
May 6, 2:26 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Kings	49 min
May 6, 2:58 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX		17 min
May 6, 3:23 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX		37 min
May 6, 3:45 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Fresno, Kern, Kings	2 hr
May 6, 3:56 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	HNX	Fresno, Kings	3 hr
May 6, 3:58 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Kings	47 min
May 6, 4:24 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Kern	36 min
May 6, 4:26 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	HNX	Fresno	94 min
May 6, 4:37 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Kings	38 min
May 6, 4:45 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HNX	Kern	60 min
May 6, 4:52 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	HNX	Fresno	38 min
May 6, 4:56 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	HNX	Kern	94 min

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Sources

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