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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Las Vegas, NV

July 11, 2017Mohave County, Arizona

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 11, 2017, 2:29 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona. 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
Jul 11, 2017, 2:29 PM MST (21:29 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2017, 5:30 PM MST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Mohave County, AZ

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 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

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 160 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, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2017-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 134 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, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2017-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 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
134 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-262 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2771 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

412 
WGUS55 KVEF 112129
FFWVEF
AZC015-120030-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FF.W.0005.170711T2129Z-170712T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
229 PM MST TUE JUL 11 2017

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Mohave County in northwestern Arizona...

* Until 530 PM MST

* At 228 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain on Buck and Doe Road just south of Diamond Bar Road. 
  Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Flash flooding will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern
  Mohave County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3595 11377 3577 11387 3583 11400 3598 11387

$$

Morgan
3 follow-up statements
386 
WGUS75 KVEF 112230
FFSVEF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
330 PM MST TUE JUL 11 2017

AZC015-120030-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170712T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mohave AZ-
330 PM MST TUE JUL 11 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MST FOR
NORTHWESTERN MOHAVE COUNTY...

At 328 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated that rain was beginning to 
let up over Buck and Doe Road just south of Diamond Bar Road. Radar 
estimated that over an inch of rain had fallen in the area, so flash 
flooding is still a concern.

Flash flooding will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern
Mohave County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3595 11377 3577 11387 3583 11400 3598 11387

$$

Morgan
098 
WGUS75 KVEF 112333
FFSVEF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
433 PM MST TUE JUL 11 2017

AZC015-120030-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170712T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mohave AZ-
433 PM MST TUE JUL 11 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MST FOR
NORTHWESTERN MOHAVE COUNTY...

At 431 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated that rain was beginning to 
let up over Buck and Doe Road just south of Diamond Bar Road. Radar 
estimated that over an inch of rain had fallen in the area, so flash 
flooding is still a concern.

Flash flooding will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern
Mohave County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3595 11377 3577 11387 3583 11400 3598 11387

$$

Wolcott
663 
WGUS75 KVEF 120021
FFSVEF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
521 PM MST TUE JUL 11 2017

AZC015-120031-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170712T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mohave AZ-
521 PM MST TUE JUL 11 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MOHAVE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 530 PM MST...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3595 11377 3577 11387 3583 11400 3598 11387

$$

Wolcott

The office that day

Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 6:00 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFMohave3 hr
Jul 10, 7:57 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFMohave3 hr
Jul 11, 12:25 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningVEFMohave3 hr
Jul 11, 4:08 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFMohave52 min
Jul 11, 4:27 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFMohave3 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.