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Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 23, 2017Pima County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 2017, 4:23 PM MST for Pima County, Arizona. It was in force for 112 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 23, 2017, 4:23 PM MST (23:23 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2017, 6:15 PM MST
In force
112 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Pima County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:26 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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 29 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, Tuscon, AZ at 12:00Z on 2017-07-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 500 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Tuscon, AZ at 12:00Z on 2017-07-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
500 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1205 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

800 
WGUS55 KTWC 232323
FFWTWC
AZC019-240115-
/O.NEW.KTWC.FF.W.0030.170723T2323Z-170724T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
423 PM MST SUN JUL 23 2017

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  East central Pima County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 615 PM MST

* At 421 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain in the Sahuarita area. Flash flooding is expected to 
  begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Green Valley, Sahuarita, East Sahuarita and Three Points. 

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 3195 11090 3186 11093 3183 11133 3211 11132
      3214 11126

$$

GL
1 follow-up statement
228 
WGUS75 KTWC 240109
FFSTWC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
609 PM MST SUN JUL 23 2017

AZC019-240117-
/O.EXP.KTWC.FF.W.0030.000000T0000Z-170724T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pima-
609 PM MST SUN JUL 23 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 615 PM MST...

The heavy rain has ended. Flash flooding is no longer expected to 
pose a threat, however heavy flow in washes will continue this 
evening. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3195 11090 3186 11093 3183 11133 3211 11132
      3214 11126

$$

GL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 5:06 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC69 min
Jul 22, 5:21 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCPima114 min
Jul 22, 5:30 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima18 min
Jul 22, 5:46 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise, Graham, Pima, Pinal3 hr
Jul 22, 6:13 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC62 min
Jul 22, 6:17 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCPima88 min
Jul 22, 6:33 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCPima117 min
Jul 22, 7:20 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima, Santa Cruz3 hr
Jul 22, 8:27 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima2 hr
Jul 23, 10:43 AM MSTFlash Flood WatchTWCCochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz13 hr
Jul 23, 2:46 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCCochise, Pima, Santa Cruz119 min
Jul 23, 2:51 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCSanta Cruz114 min
Jul 23, 3:01 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima29 min
Jul 23, 3:02 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCPima118 min
Jul 23, 3:12 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise2 hr
Jul 23, 3:35 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC40 min
Jul 23, 3:47 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham58 min
Jul 23, 3:55 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCPima2 hr
Jul 23, 4:10 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise, Graham2 hr
Jul 23, 4:18 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCGraham42 min
Jul 23, 4:24 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCPinal2 hr
Jul 23, 4:27 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPinal34 min
Jul 23, 4:41 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCGraham2 hr
Jul 23, 4:46 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima119 min
Jul 23, 4:47 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise, Santa Cruz118 min
Jul 23, 4:59 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPinal46 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.