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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Las Vegas, NV

July 18, 2017Mohave County, Arizona

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 18, 2017, 1:59 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona. It was in force for 5 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 18, 2017, 1:59 PM MST (20:59 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2017, 6:30 PM MST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Mohave County, AZ

The radar

The Cedar City radar (KICX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 158 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 12:00Z on 2017-07-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 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 12:00Z on 2017-07-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-157 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1529 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

518 
WGUS55 KVEF 182059
FFWVEF
AZC015-190130-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FF.W.0009.170718T2059Z-170719T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
159 PM MST TUE JUL 18 2017

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a

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

* Until 630 PM MST

* At 157 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to
  begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Mt. Trumbull, Toroweap Campground, Bar Ten Ranch, and Tuweep.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain.
Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.

&&

LAT...LON 3635 11266 3635 11272 3632 11272 3628 11279
      3624 11302 3617 11313 3618 11316 3609 11323
      3610 11331 3605 11335 3586 11331 3577 11335
      3577 11354 3616 11363 3663 11361 3665 11263
      3653 11266 3648 11262 3644 11264 3641 11262

$$

CFS
2 follow-up statements
824 
WGUS75 KVEF 182201
FFSVEF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
301 PM MST TUE JUL 18 2017

AZC015-190130-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170719T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mohave AZ-
301 PM MST TUE JUL 18 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MST FOR
NORTHEASTERN MOHAVE COUNTY...

At 259 PM MST, Thunderstorms and heavy rain have mostly ended across 
the warned area. However, runoff will continue and potentially 
impact areas away from where thunderstorms occured. Additional 
thunderstorms remain possible.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Mt. Trumbull, Toroweap Campground, Bar Ten Ranch and Tuweep.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain.
Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.

&&

LAT...LON 3635 11266 3635 11272 3632 11272 3628 11279
      3624 11302 3617 11313 3618 11316 3609 11323
      3610 11331 3605 11335 3586 11331 3577 11335
      3577 11354 3616 11363 3663 11361 3665 11263
      3653 11266 3648 11262 3644 11264 3641 11262

$$

CFS
124 
WGUS75 KVEF 190122
FFSVEF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
622 PM MST TUE JUL 18 2017

AZC015-190130-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170719T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mohave AZ-
622 PM MST TUE JUL 18 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MOHAVE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 630 PM MST...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat and the Flash Flood Warning for Northeastern Mohave County 
will be allowed to expire at 630 PM MST. Please continue to heed any 
remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3635 11266 3635 11272 3632 11272 3628 11279
      3624 11302 3617 11313 3618 11316 3609 11323
      3610 11331 3605 11335 3586 11331 3577 11335
      3577 11354 3616 11363 3663 11361 3665 11263
      3653 11266 3648 11262 3644 11264 3641 11262

$$

Czyzyk

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 17, 5:02 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningVEFMohave3 hr
Jul 17, 6:57 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFMohave3 hr
Jul 17, 7:02 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFMohave3 hr
Jul 17, 7:19 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFMohave56 min
Jul 17, 8:05 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFMohave3 hr
Jul 17, 8:09 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFMohave35 min
Jul 18, 3:29 AM MSTFlash Flood WatchVEFMohave41 hr
Jul 18, 2:18 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningVEFMohave3 hr
Jul 18, 2:57 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningVEFMohave5 hr
Jul 18, 4:25 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFMohave50 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.