Alert archive / Arizona / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 9, 2016, 7:46 AM MST for Pima County, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It was in force for 5 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 9, 2016, 7:46 AM MST (14:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2016, 1:15 PM MST
- In force
- 5 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), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:48 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KDMA), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 76 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.
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WGUS55 KTWC 091446
FFWTWC
AZC019-023-091745-
/O.NEW.KTWC.FF.W.0023.160809T1446Z-160809T1745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
746 AM MST TUE AUG 9 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA...
SOUTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA...
* UNTIL 1045 AM MST
* AT 741 AM MST...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN FELL IN PARTS OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AND CONTINUED IN FAR
SOUTHEAST PIMA COUNTY. RAIN GAUGES AT PORTRERO CANYON AND PECK
CANYON WEST OF INTERSTATE 19 HAVE REGISTERED BETWEEN 1 AND 2
INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST HOUR AND 2.5 TO 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN
THE PAST 3 HOURS. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY IN THESE WATERSHEDS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
RIO RICO...TUMACACORI-CARMEN AND PENA BLANCA LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3144 11139 3168 11139 3192 11096 3134 11069
3133 11108
$$
KD3 follow-up statements
294
WGUS75 KTWC 091547
FFSTWC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
847 AM MST TUE AUG 9 2016
AZC019-023-091745-
/O.CON.KTWC.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160809T1745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SANTA CRUZ-PIMA-
847 AM MST TUE AUG 9 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM MST FOR
CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ AND SOUTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTIES...
AT 845 AM MST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAD
ENDED IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. HOWEVER...PECK CANYON WAS FLOWING OVER
ROADWAYS NEAR RIO RICO HIGH SCHOOL. RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL
EARLIER THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING.
NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE INUNDATED IN THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... NOGALES...GREEN VALLEY...SAHUARITA...RIO RICO
NORTHEAST... TUMACACORI-CARMEN...RIO RICO SOUTHEAST...RIO RICO
NORTHWEST...RIO RICO SOUTHWEST...TUBAC...PATAGONIA LAKE...KINO
SPRINGS...TUMACACORI...RUBY... MADERA CANYON...PENA BLANCA
LAKE...RIO RICO...ARIVACA...ARIVACA LAKE... AMADO AND ARIVACA
JUNCTION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3144 11139 3168 11139 3192 11096 3134 11069
3133 11108
$$
KD687
WGUS55 KTWC 091736
FFWTWC
AZC019-023-092015-
/O.EXT.KTWC.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160809T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1036 AM MST TUE AUG 9 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA...
SOUTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA...
* UNTIL 115 PM MST
* AT 1031 AM MST...STRONG FLOWS CONTINUE IN PECK CANYON AND SONOITA
CREEK IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. SONOITA CREEK NEAR PATAGONIA HAS
CRESTED BUT FLOODING WEST OF PATAGONIA LAKE IS LIKELY. WHILE THE
HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...RUNOFF WILL CAUSE OVERTOPPING OF ROADS BY
THESE STREAMS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. FLOODING OF
STRUCTURES IN FAVORED LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THESE STREAMS COULD
ALSO OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
&&
LAT...LON 3144 11139 3168 11139 3192 11096 3134 11069
3133 11108
$$
KD438
WGUS75 KTWC 092014
FFSTWC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
114 PM MST TUE AUG 9 2016
AZC019-023-092022-
/O.EXP.KTWC.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160809T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SANTA CRUZ-PIMA-
114 PM MST TUE AUG 9 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ AND SOUTHEASTERN
PIMA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 115 PM MST...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED AND THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRED. HOWEVER, A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR SONOITA
CREEK FROM PATAGONIA LAKE DOWNSTREAM TO PENDLETON DRIVE NEAR RIO
RICO. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3144 11139 3168 11139 3192 11096 3134 11069
3133 11108
$$
KDThe 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, 6:45 AM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima, Santa Cruz | 2 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.