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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

January 27, 2021Monterey County, California

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this flash flood warning at Jan 27, 2021, 12:05 PM PST for Monterey 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
Jan 27, 2021, 12:05 PM PST (20:05 UTC)
Expired
Jan 27, 2021, 3:15 PM PST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Monterey County, CA

The radar

The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 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

Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 153 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, Oakland, CA at 12:00Z on 2021-01-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 25 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Oakland, CA at 12:00Z on 2021-01-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -42 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
25 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
572 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
94 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

691 
WGUS56 KMTR 272005
FFWMTR
CAC053-272315-
/O.NEW.KMTR.FF.W.0007.210127T2005Z-210127T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Francisco CA
1205 PM PST Wed Jan 27 2021

The National Weather Service in San Francisco has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  The Carmel Fire burn area in...
  Northwestern Monterey County in central California...

* Until 315 PM PST.

* At 1205 PM PST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain over the Carmel Fire Burn Area. Flash flooding is 
  ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

Excessive rainfall over the burn area will result in debris flow 
moving through the Carmel Fire burn area. The debris flow can 
consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms in and around
           the Carmel Fire Burn Area.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of areas in and around the Carmel Fire Burn
           Area.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Carmel Valley Village and San Clemente Dam.

This is a life threatening situation for people in or near the 
Carmel Fire burn area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This is a life-threatening situation.  If you observe movement of 
soils move to higher ground immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 3643 12162 3639 12159 3639 12163 3640 12164
      3640 12165 3641 12165 3641 12167 3642 12168
      3641 12168 3642 12170 3642 12171 3643 12172
      3644 12171 3644 12172 3645 12172 3645 12170
      3644 12169 3644 12168

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Palmer
1 follow-up statement
304 
WGUS76 KMTR 272315
FFSMTR

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service San Francisco CA
315 PM PST Wed Jan 27 2021

CAC053-272325-
/O.EXP.KMTR.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210127T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Monterey CA-
315 PM PST Wed Jan 27 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CARMEL FIRE BURN AREA HAS EXPIRED FOR 
NORTHWESTERN MONTEREY COUNTY...

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to 
heed remaining road closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 400 PM PST Thursday for 
a portion of western California.

LAT...LON 3643 12162 3639 12159 3639 12163 3640 12164
      3640 12165 3641 12165 3641 12167 3642 12168
      3641 12168 3642 12170 3642 12171 3643 12172
      3644 12171 3644 12172 3645 12172 3645 12170
      3644 12169 3644 12168

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 26, 9:39 PM PSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMTRSonoma81 min
Jan 26, 10:22 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMTRMarin, Napa, Sonoma4 hr
Jan 26, 10:56 PM PSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMTRSan Mateo, Santa Cruz4 hr
Jan 26, 11:18 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMTRAlameda, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara4 hr
Jan 26, 11:46 PM PSTSpecial Marine WarningMTR14 min
Jan 27, 1:31 AM PSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMTRMonterey3 hr
Jan 27, 1:38 AM PSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMTRMonterey14 hr
Jan 27, 1:45 AM PSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMTRMonterey3 hr
Jan 27, 2:06 AM PSTSpecial Marine WarningMTR24 min
Jan 27, 2:18 AM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMTRMonterey, Santa Cruz117 min
Jan 27, 2:23 AM PSTGale WarningMTR3 hr
Jan 27, 2:23 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMTR55 hr
Jan 27, 5:27 AM PSTGale WarningMTR21 hr
Jan 27, 12:03 PM PSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMTRMonterey3 hr
Jan 27, 12:33 PM PSTFlash Flood WarningMTRSan Mateo, Santa Cruz6 hr
Jan 27, 12:53 PM PSTSpecial Marine WarningMTR52 min
Jan 27, 2:11 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMTRAlameda, Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz5 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.