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Flash Flood Warning 85, NWS Las Vegas, NV

July 27, 2018Mohave County, Arizona

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 2018, 5:29 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 27, 2018, 5:29 PM MST (00:29 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2018, 8:30 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), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 148 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 2018-07-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 232 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 2018-07-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 148 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
232 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-173 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1828 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
148 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
259 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

931 
WGUS55 KVEF 280029
FFWVEF
AZC015-280330-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FF.W.0085.180728T0029Z-180728T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
529 PM MST FRI JUL 27 2018

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a

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

* Until 830 PM MST.

* At 527 PM MST, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain 
  across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin 
  shortly. Rain gauges along Route 66 received nearly one inch of 
  rain in 30 minutes. 

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Peach Springs and along Route 66 to the east of Peach Springs

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3533 11351 3559 11351 3559 11334 3556 11333
      3535 11333 3530 11334

$$

SC
2 follow-up statements
338 
WGUS75 KVEF 280211
FFSVEF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
711 PM MST FRI JUL 27 2018

AZC015-280330-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0085.000000T0000Z-180728T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mohave AZ-
711 PM MST FRI JUL 27 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM MST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MOHAVE COUNTY...

At 658 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms have ended 
across the warned area. However, the threat of flash flooding from 
the earlier heavy rain continues.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Route 66 east of Peach Springs and Nelson Road. 

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 3533 11351 3559 11351 3559 11334 3556 11333
      3535 11333 3530 11334

$$

SC
099 
WGUS75 KVEF 280323
FFSVEF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
823 PM MST FRI JUL 27 2018

AZC015-280331-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FF.W.0085.000000T0000Z-180728T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mohave AZ-
823 PM MST FRI JUL 27 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MOHAVE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 830 PM MST...

Any flooding that occurred should have receded. Flooding is no 
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any 
remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3533 11351 3559 11351 3559 11334 3556 11333
      3535 11333 3530 11334

$$

SC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 5:10 PM MSTDust Storm WarningVEFMohave95 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.