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Flash Flood Warning 55, NWS Las Vegas, NV

July 29, 2017Mohave County, Arizona

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 29, 2017, 8:42 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 29, 2017, 8:42 PM MST (03:42 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2017, 11:45 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), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:44 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

Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 190 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, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 00:00Z on 2017-07-30Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 00:00Z on 2017-07-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 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
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1864 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

993 
WGUS55 KVEF 300342
FFWVEF
AZC015-300645-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FF.W.0055.170730T0342Z-170730T0645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
842 PM MST SAT JUL 29 2017

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a

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

* Until 1145 PM MST

* At 841 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the Kingman area and the 
  Hualapai Mountains. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Kingman, Wild Cow Campground, Dw Ranch Road, New Kingman-Butler,
  Blake Ranch Road, Hualapai Mountain Park, Golden Valley and
  Hualapai Peak.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3541 11395 3526 11369 3494 11368 3471 11376
      3508 11428

$$

JA
2 follow-up statements
395 
WGUS75 KVEF 300450
FFSVEF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
950 PM MST SAT JUL 29 2017

AZC015-300645-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0055.000000T0000Z-170730T0645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mohave AZ-
950 PM MST SAT JUL 29 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM MST FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY...

At 945 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms were moving to 
the southwest and out of the warning area. Rain gauge reports 
indicated between one-half and three-quarters of an inch of rain 
fell in less than 30 minutes on the east and southeast outskirts of 
Kingman and over the Hualapai Mountains.

Some locations that will likely experience flooding include...
Dw Ranch Road, New Kingman-Butler, Blake Ranch Road, Hualapai 
Mountain Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding. Turn around don't drown.

&&

LAT...LON 3541 11395 3526 11369 3494 11368 3471 11376
      3508 11428

$$

JA
979 
WGUS75 KVEF 300639
FFSVEF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1139 PM MST SAT JUL 29 2017

AZC015-300646-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FF.W.0055.000000T0000Z-170730T0645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mohave AZ-
1139 PM MST SAT JUL 29 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHCENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 1145 PM MST...

Heavy rain ended before 930 PM around Kingman and the Hualapai 
mountains and flood waters have had time to recede. Flooding is no 
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any 
remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3541 11395 3526 11369 3494 11368 3471 11376
      3508 11428

$$

JA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 6:13 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningVEFMohave3 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Arizona, 2017Every flash flood warning in 2017

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.