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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS San Diego, CA

July 11, 2018San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 11, 2018, 5:06 PM PDT for San Diego County, California. 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, 2018, 5:06 PM PDT (00:06 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2018, 8:00 PM PDT
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), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 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

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 95 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 2018-07-12Temperature 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 2018-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1584 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

671 
WGUS56 KSGX 120006
FFWSGX
CAC073-120300-
/O.NEW.KSGX.FF.W.0007.180712T0006Z-180712T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Diego CA
506 PM PDT WED JUL 11 2018

The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a

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

* Until 800 PM PDT

* At 505 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding will likely begin
  shortly.

* Some locations that will likely experience flooding include...
  Hwy 78 Between Borrego Springs Rd And Ocotillo Wells, Hwy 78
  Between S2 And Borrego Springs Rd, Borrego Springs, I-8 Between
  Boulevard And Imperial County Line, I-8 Between Pine Valley And
  Boulevard, Hwy S22 Between Borrego Springs And Imperial County
  Line, Hwy S2 Vallecito Creek Rd, Ocotillo Wells, Hwy S2 Between
  Canebrake And Imperial County Line, Hwy S2 Between Agua Caliente
  And Canebrake, Fish Creek Wash, Boulevard, Hwy S2 Between Shelter
  Valley And Agua Caliente, Canebrake, Ocotillo Wells Vehicular Rec
  Area, Agua Caliente, Campo Indian Reservation, Live Oak Springs,
  Manzanita Indian Reservation and La Posta Indian Reservation.

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 3264 11639 3343 11634 3342 11609 3308 11608
      3307 11610 3269 11611

$$

Small
2 follow-up statements
239 
WGUS76 KSGX 120108
FFSSGX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service San Diego CA
608 PM PDT WED JUL 11 2018

CAC073-120300-
/O.CON.KSGX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-180712T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
San Diego CA-
608 PM PDT WED JUL 11 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM PDT FOR
EASTERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY...

At 603 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms continuing to 
produce heavy rain across the warned area.  Flash flooding will 
still be possible until 800 PM. 

Some locations that will experience likely flooding include...
Hwy 78 Between Borrego Springs Rd And Ocotillo Wells, Hwy 78 Between
S2 And Borrego Springs Rd, Borrego Springs, I-8 Between Boulevard And
Imperial County Line, I-8 Between Pine Valley And Boulevard, Hwy S22
Between Borrego Springs And Imperial County Line, Hwy S2 Vallecito
Creek Rd, Ocotillo Wells, Hwy S2 Between Canebrake And Imperial
County Line, Hwy S2 Between Agua Caliente And Canebrake, Fish Creek
Wash, Boulevard, Hwy S2 Between Shelter Valley And Agua Caliente,
Canebrake, Ocotillo Wells Vehicular Rec Area, Agua Caliente, Campo
Indian Reservation, Live Oak Springs, Manzanita Indian Reservation
and La Posta Indian Reservation.

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 3264 11639 3343 11634 3342 11609 3308 11608
      3307 11610 3269 11611

$$

Small
278 
WGUS76 KSGX 120300
FFSSGX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service San Diego CA
800 PM PDT WED JUL 11 2018

CAC073-120310-
/O.EXP.KSGX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-180712T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
San Diego CA-
800 PM PDT WED JUL 11 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...

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

LAT...LON 3264 11639 3343 11634 3342 11609 3308 11608
      3307 11610 3269 11611

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 6:33 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningSGXRiverside117 min
Jul 11, 6:40 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGXRiverside65 min
Jul 12, 11:51 AM PDTFlash Flood WarningSGXRiverside, San Bernardino3 hr
Jul 12, 12:29 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGXSan Bernardino3 hr
Jul 12, 12:54 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningSGXSan Bernardino3 hr
Jul 12, 1:09 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGXSan Bernardino47 min
Jul 12, 1:36 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningSGXSan Diego2 hr
Jul 12, 1:53 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGXSan Diego67 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in California, 2018Every flash flood warning in 2018

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.