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Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 9, 2016, 6:45 AM MST for Pima County, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It was in force for 2 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2016, 6:45 AM MST (13:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2016, 8:45 AM MST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Pima County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ
The radar
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 7:30 AM MST | FLASH FLOOD | Patagonia, AZ | SONOITA CREEK LEFT ITS BANKS..BUT RECEDED BY 930 AM MST. 8 MOBILE HOMES EVACUATED BUT NOT FLOODED. 18 INCHES SURROUNDING THEM. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KDMA), launched 12:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 1435 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1478 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
480 WGUS55 KTWC 091345 FFWTWC AZC019-023-091545- /O.NEW.KTWC.FF.W.0022.160809T1345Z-160809T1545Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 645 AM MST TUE AUG 9 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA... EAST CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA... * UNTIL 845 AM MST * AT 644 AM MST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHEASTERN PARTS OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AND SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF COCHISE COUNTY ARE MOVING NORTHWEST INTO NORTHEAST SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST PIMA COUNTY. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO OVER 2 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED WITH THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... EAST SAHUARITA...PATAGONIA...SONOITA AND ELGIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3156 11047 3153 11078 3193 11095 3190 11047 $$ MOLLERE
1 follow-up statement
868 WGUS75 KTWC 091539 FFSTWC FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 839 AM MST TUE AUG 9 2016 AZC019-023-091546- /O.EXP.KTWC.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160809T1545Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SANTA CRUZ-PIMA- 839 AM MST TUE AUG 9 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SANTA CRUZ AND EAST CENTRAL PIMA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 AM MST... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED FOR NOW IN FAR SOUTHEAST PIMA COUNTY AND NORTHEAST SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. HOWEVER...SOME MINOR FLOODING AND ELEVATED FLOWS IN WASHES IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FROM THE HEAVY RAIN THAT OCCURRED EARLIER THIS MORNING. A FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES. LAT...LON 3156 11047 3153 11078 3193 11095 3190 11047 $$ KD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 5:18 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:37 AM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Cochise, Santa Cruz | 113 min |
| Aug 9, 6:45 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Pima, Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 7:46 AM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima, Santa Cruz | 5 hr |
| Aug 9, 8:13 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Santa Cruz | 2 hr |
| Aug 9, 8:30 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 9:08 AM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 11:50 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 115 min |
| Aug 9, 1:10 PM MST | Areal Flood Warning | TWC | Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 4:23 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Cochise | 112 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.