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Flash Flood Watch 7, NWS Phoenix, AZ

September 24, 20195 counties in Arizona; Imperial County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, California

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this flash flood watch at Sep 24, 2019, 2:25 PM MST for 5 counties in Arizona; Imperial County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Sep 25, 2019, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 24, 2019, 2:25 PM MST (21:25 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 25, 2019, 8:00 AM MST
Expired: Sep 26, 2019, 5:00 PM MST
In force: 33 hr
Issued by: NWS Phoenix, AZ
Flood severity: None

Counties Gila County, AZ, La Paz County, AZ, Maricopa County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ, Yuma County, AZ, Imperial County, CA, Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA

The radar

The Yuma radar (KYUX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Sep 24, 10:52 AM MST, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 24, 10:52 AM MST, 3 hours 33 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 24, 9:21 AM MST, 5 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
921 AM MST TUE SEP 24 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E PARADISE VALLEY     33.53N 111.91W
09/23/2019                   MARICOPA           AZ   BROADCAST MEDIA

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2
            E PARADISE VALLEY. SEVERE WIND GUSTS
            UPROOTED A TREE (APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES IN
            DIAMETER) AND SENT IT INTO A KITCHEN WINDOW.
            NO INJURIES REPORTED.

&&

DSD

Local storm report, Sep 24, 10:44 AM MST, 3 hours 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1044 AM MST TUE SEP 24 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 AM     FLASH FLOOD      8 ESE ROOSEVELT         33.62N 111.00W
09/23/2019                   GILA               AZ   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ** DELAYED REPORT ** 7 HOMES FLOODED IN
            ROOSEVELT ESTATES AS CAMPAIGN CREEK
            OVERFLOWED ITS BANKS. AS MUCH AS 18 INCHES
            OF WATER WAS REPORTED IN ONE OF THE HOUSES.

&&

MH

Local storm report, Sep 24, 12:02 PM MST, 2 hours 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1202 PM MST TUE SEP 24 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1259 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 ENE BRENDA            33.69N 113.92W
09/24/2019                   LA PAZ             AZ   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            ROAD 42E CLOSED FOR FLASH FLOODING IN
            MULTIPLE WASHES.

&&

DSD

Local storm report, Sep 24, 12:06 PM MST, 2 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1206 PM MST TUE SEP 24 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0102 AM     FLASH FLOOD      7 NW VICKSBURG          33.81N 113.84W
09/24/2019                   LA PAZ             AZ   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            WATER REPORTED ON STATE ROUTE 95 NORTH BOUND
            AT MILE MARKER 40 (ARIZONA DOT).

&&

DSD

Local storm report, Sep 24, 12:10 PM MST, 2 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1210 PM MST TUE SEP 24 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0107 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 N QUARTZSITE          33.72N 114.22W
09/24/2019                   LA PAZ             AZ   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            STATE ROUTE 95 AT MILE MARKER 113
            EXPERIENCING FLOODING (ARIZONA DOT).

&&

DSD

Local storm report, Sep 24, 12:49 PM MST, 1 hour 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1249 PM MST TUE SEP 24 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0210 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WSW FOUNTAIN HILLS    33.59N 111.82W
09/23/2019                   MARICOPA           AZ   PUBLIC

            **DELAYED REPORT** PUBLIC REPORT AND PHOTOS
            OF MULTIPLE LARGE TREES KNOCKED DOWN. RADAR
            ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS AROUND 50-60 MPH. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

SDB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 23, 5:26 PM MST	Areal Flood Warning	PSR	Maricopa	12 hr
Sep 23, 5:29 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Maricopa	12 min
Sep 23, 5:39 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		36 min
Sep 23, 5:46 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Maricopa	29 min
Sep 23, 6:14 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		46 min
Sep 23, 6:24 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Maricopa	2 hr
Sep 23, 6:24 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Maricopa	36 min
Sep 23, 6:32 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		43 min
Sep 23, 6:36 PM MST	Dust Storm Warning	PSR	Yuma	32 min
Sep 23, 6:38 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Maricopa	2 hr
Sep 23, 6:50 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Gila	40 min
Sep 23, 6:56 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Gila, Maricopa	19 min
Sep 23, 6:58 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Maricopa, Yuma	3 hr
Sep 23, 7:03 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	Maricopa	4 hr
Sep 23, 7:03 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Yuma	57 min
Sep 23, 7:05 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		55 min
Sep 23, 7:24 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	La Paz, Maricopa, Yuma	5 hr
Sep 23, 7:44 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Yuma	3 hr
Sep 23, 8:04 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Yuma	56 min
Sep 23, 8:19 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Yuma	3 hr
Sep 23, 8:31 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	Yuma	3 hr
Sep 23, 8:53 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Yuma	52 min
Sep 23, 8:57 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Yuma	48 min
Sep 23, 9:01 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Yuma	119 min
Sep 23, 9:08 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Maricopa	112 min
Sep 23, 9:11 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	La Paz, Maricopa	3 hr
Sep 23, 9:17 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	43 min
Sep 23, 9:19 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	La Paz, Yuma	3 hr
Sep 23, 9:23 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Yuma	52 min
Sep 23, 9:41 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	Yuma	4 hr
Sep 23, 9:56 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		49 min
Sep 23, 10:03 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	La Paz, Maricopa, Yuma	3 hr
Sep 23, 10:55 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Maricopa	2 hr
Sep 23, 10:58 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	La Paz	47 min
Sep 23, 11:05 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Yuma	115 min
Sep 23, 11:09 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		51 min
Sep 23, 11:14 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	La Paz	5 hr
Sep 23, 11:26 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	La Paz	5 hr
Sep 23, 11:30 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	Maricopa	4 hr
Sep 23, 11:53 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	La Paz	37 min
Sep 23, 11:59 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	La Paz	5 hr
Sep 24, 12:58 AM MST	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	La Paz, Yuma	5 hr
Sep 24, 2:13 AM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Yuma	2 hr
Sep 24, 2:15 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Yuma	45 min
Sep 24, 2:41 AM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Yuma	2 hr
Sep 24, 2:50 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		40 min
Sep 24, 2:52 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Yuma	38 min
Sep 24, 3:25 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Yuma	35 min
Sep 24, 3:52 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	23 min
Sep 24, 4:15 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Yuma	45 min
Sep 24, 4:16 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Yuma	44 min
Sep 24, 4:31 AM MST	Areal Flood Warning	PSR	Maricopa	12 hr
Sep 24, 4:58 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		62 min
Sep 24, 5:19 AM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Maricopa	12 hr
Sep 24, 4:33 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Maricopa	12 hr
Sep 23, 11:17 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Riverside	3 hr
Sep 23, 11:35 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	PSR	Riverside	4 hr
Sep 24, 12:30 AM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Riverside	3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.