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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS San Diego, CA

January 22, 2017San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this flash flood warning at Jan 22, 2017, 4:14 PM PST for San Diego County, California. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 reports 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
Jan 22, 2017, 4:14 PM PST (00:14 UTC)
Expired
Jan 22, 2017, 7:00 PM PST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County San Diego County, CA

The radar

The San Diego radar (KNKX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:17 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 22, 4:27 PM PSTFLOOD1 Sse Fallbrook, CACHP REPORTS ROADWAY FLOODING ON STAGECOACH LANE NEAR BROOKE ROAD IN FALLBROOK. VEHICLES ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THROUGH.
Jan 22, 4:27 PM PSTFLOOD1 Sse Fallbrook, CACHP REPORTS ROADWAY FLOODING ON STAGECOACH LANE NEAR BROOKE ROAD IN FALLBROOK. VEHICLES ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THROUGH.
Jan 22, 4:34 PM PSTFLASH FLOOD4 Ese Rainbow, CACHP - HARD CLOSURE OF PALA TEMECULA RD. FOR FLOODING AND ROCKS IN THE ROADWAY.
Jan 22, 5:30 PM PSTFLASH FLOOD6 N Valley Center, CACHP - ROADWAY CLOSURE DUE TO FLOODING ON COLE GRADE RD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 62 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2017-01-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2017-01-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 436 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
770 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
98 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
436 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
653 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

038 
WGUS56 KSGX 230014
FFWSGX
CAC073-230300-
/O.NEW.KSGX.FF.W.0005.170123T0014Z-170123T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Diego CA
414 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern San Diego County in southwestern California...

* Until 700 PM PST

* At 406 PM PST, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated
  heavy rain across northwest San Diego County. The heaviest rain of
  0.50 to 1.00 inches in the past 2 hours has occurred across Camp 
  Pendleton, Fallbrook and the foothills of Palomar Mountain. Flash
  flooding will likely begin shortly in creeks and low lying areas.
  In addition, there will be dangerous urban flooding in North County.
  Storm drains may become overwhelmed with rainfall runoff leading to
  areas of deep water.

  Rainfall rates of 0.50 inches per hour will occur through 7 pm.

* Some locations that will likely experience flooding include...
  Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista, Encinitas, Valley Center, Fallbrook,
  Camp Pendleton, Del Mar, Escondido, San Marcos, Solana Beach,
  Rancho Santa Fe, Palomar Mountain, San Onofre and Camp Pendleton
  South.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you live near a creek or low lying area have a plan to move to higher
ground now. Act quickly to protect your life. Do not drive through flooded
areas the water is deeper than it appears and moving rapidly. When flooded
turn around dont drown.

&&

LAT...LON 3339 11765 3339 11760 3344 11757 3347 11751
      3349 11751 3350 11750 3350 11741 3342 11721
      3342 11702 3340 11697 3326 11680 3301 11717
      3295 11730 3316 11739 3331 11754

$$

Tardy
1 follow-up statement
908 
WGUS76 KSGX 230237
FFSSGX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service San Diego CA
637 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

CAC073-230300-
/O.CON.KSGX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170123T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
San Diego CA-
637 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM PST FOR
NORTHWESTERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY...

At 634 PM PST, Doppler radar indicated rainfall continuing in
northern San Diego County. Drainages into the Escondido creek have 
received 1 inch of rain in the past 3 hours. Additional rainfall of
0.50 to 0.75 inches is expected through 9 pm before there is a
break. This will cause major water flow into Escondido Creek and
other small streams in northern San Diego County. 

Rainfall is expected to increase area in northern San Diego County
after midnight.

Some locations that will likely experience flooding include...
Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista, Encinitas, Valley Center, Fallbrook, Camp
Pendleton, Del Mar, Escondido, San Marcos, Solana Beach, Rancho Santa
Fe, Palomar Mountain, San Onofre and Camp Pendleton South.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

&&

LAT...LON 3339 11765 3339 11760 3344 11757 3347 11751
      3349 11751 3350 11750 3350 11741 3342 11721
      3342 11702 3340 11697 3326 11680 3301 11717
      3295 11730 3316 11739 3331 11754

$$

Tardy

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 22, 5:19 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisorySGXSan Diego3 hr
Jan 22, 5:35 PM PSTAreal Flood WarningSGXOrange, Riverside, San Bernardino3 hr
Jan 22, 5:41 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisorySGXRiverside48 hr
Jan 22, 7:06 PM PSTAreal Flood WarningSGXSan Diego3 hr
Jan 22, 8:19 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningSGXSan Diego24 hr
Jan 22, 8:35 PM PSTAreal Flood WarningSGXOrange, Riverside, San Bernardino5 hr
Jan 23, 8:55 AM PSTBeach Hazards StatementSGXOrange, San Diego10 hr
Jan 23, 1:06 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisorySGXSan Diego3 hr
Jan 23, 1:23 PM PSTHigh Surf AdvisorySGXOrange, San Diego44 hr

Nearby

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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.