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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this flash flood warning at Jan 8, 2017, 11:09 PM PST for Monterey County, California. 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
- Jan 8, 2017, 11:09 PM PST (07:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2017, 2:00 AM PST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Monterey County, CA
The radar
The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:12 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
Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 678 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 320 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 361 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
133 WGUS56 KMTR 090709 FFWMTR CAC053-091000- /O.NEW.KMTR.FF.W.0014.170109T0709Z-170109T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service San Francisco CA 1109 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 The National Weather Service in The San Francisco Bay Area has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Monterey County in central California... * Until 200 AM PST * At 1100 PM PST, Monterey County Emergency Service Officials reported a levee breach on the Carmel River at Paso Hondo in the village of Carmel Valley. Inundation from the levee breach is impacting 20 to 30 homes. In addition, swift water rescue is underway. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Carmel Valley Village. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. && LAT...LON 3646 12172 3649 12177 3651 12175 3647 12171 $$
2 follow-up statements
585 WGUS76 KMTR 090826 FFSMTR Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service San Francisco CA 1226 AM PST MON JAN 9 2017 CAC053-091000- /O.CON.KMTR.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-170109T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Monterey CA- 1226 AM PST MON JAN 9 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM PST FOR NORTHWESTERN MONTEREY COUNTY... EARLIER REPORTS OF A LEVEE FAILURE ALONG THE CARMEL RIVER AT PASO HONDO IN CARMEL VALLEY VILLAGE WERE NOT CORRECT. THE RIVER LEVEE HAS NOT FAILED. HOWEVER...THE CARMEL RIVER IS SPILLING OVER THE LEVEE NEAR PASO HONDO AND HAS FLOODED ABOUT TEN HOMES. ACCORDING TO MONTEREY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...THE CARMEL RIVER CONTINUES TO OVERFLOW THE LEVEE AT THIS TIME. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ALONG THE CARMEL RIVER IN CARMEL VALLEY VILLAGE WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM PST MONDAY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CARMEL VALLEY VILLAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. && LAT...LON 3646 12172 3649 12177 3651 12175 3647 12171 $$
060 WGUS76 KMTR 090956 FFSMTR Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service San Francisco CA 156 AM PST MON JAN 9 2017 CAC053-091002- /O.EXP.KMTR.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-170109T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Monterey CA- 156 AM PST MON JAN 9 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MONTEREY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 200 AM PST... Waters should continue to slowly recede through the reminder of the night. However, residents in the area are urged to still use caution especially at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. LAT...LON 3646 12172 3649 12177 3651 12175 3647 12171 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 4:34 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | MTR | Santa Clara | 3 hr |
| Jan 8, 7:54 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | MTR | Santa Clara | 3 hr |
| Jan 8, 8:21 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | MTR | 24 min | |
| Jan 8, 9:43 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 5 hr | |
| Jan 8, 9:43 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 4 days | |
| Jan 8, 10:45 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | MTR | Santa Clara | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:44 AM PST | Gale Warning | MTR | 42 hr | |
| Jan 9, 2:55 AM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, City and County of San Francisco and 4 more | 3 days |
| Jan 9, 3:02 AM PST | High Wind Watch | MTR | Marin, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 11 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:17 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MTR | Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 34 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:17 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, City and County of San Francisco and 4 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:39 PM PST | Flash Flood Watch | MTR | Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and 1 more | 37 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.