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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Hanford, CA

July 30, 2021Fresno County, Madera County, California

NWS Hanford, CA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 30, 2021, 2:52 PM PDT for Fresno County, Madera County, California. It was in force for 38 min. 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 30, 2021, 2:52 PM PDT (21:52 UTC)
Expired
Jul 30, 2021, 3:30 PM PDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Hanford, CA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Fresno County, CA, Madera County, CA

The radar

The San Joaquin Valley radar (KHNX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 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

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 256 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, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-07-30Temperature 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, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-07-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2579 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 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.

912 
WGUS56 KHNX 302152
FFWHNX
CAC019-039-302230-
/O.NEW.KHNX.FF.W.0010.210730T2152Z-210730T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley CA
252 PM PDT Fri Jul 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Hanford CA has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Madera County in central California...
  North central Fresno County in central California...

* Until 330 PM PDT.

* At 251 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. One to two inches of rain has 
  already fallen per radar estimates. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms in and around the 
           UPPER CREEK FIRE BURN AREA.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flooding of areas in and around the UPPER CREEK FIRE BURN 
           AREA.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Nature Point, Lake Thomas Edison, Clover Meadow Wilderness Office,
  Mount Tom, High Sierra, Florence Lake, Graveyard Meadow, Green Mtn,
  Kaiser Point and Minarets.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of
creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains may
trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep terrain,
especially in and around these areas.

&&

LAT...LON 3739 11949 3754 11942 3765 11920 3756 11906
      3743 11891 3727 11894 3729 11924 3733 11933
      3733 11936

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Andersen
1 follow-up statement
107 
WGUS76 KHNX 302235
FFSHNX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley CA
335 PM PDT Fri Jul 30 2021

CAC019-039-302244-
/O.EXP.KHNX.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210730T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Madera CA-Fresno CA-
335 PM PDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MADERA AND NORTH CENTRAL
FRESNO COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

This warning has expired, however a new warning has been issued for 
some parts of the included location.

LAT...LON 3739 11949 3754 11942 3765 11920 3756 11906
      3743 11891 3727 11894 3729 11924 3733 11933
      3733 11936

$$

Andersen

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 5:20 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatHNXMadera3 hr
Jul 30, 3:30 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNXFresno, Madera, Mariposa60 min
Jul 30, 4:02 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNXMariposa, Tuolumne116 min
Jul 30, 4:08 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNXMariposa22 min
Jul 30, 4:20 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNXTuolumne40 min
Jul 30, 4:30 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementHNXMariposa45 min
Jul 30, 4:33 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningHNXMariposa57 min

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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.