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Flash Flood Warning 150, NWS Phoenix, AZ

August 11, 2021Maricopa County, Arizona

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 11, 2021, 5:39 PM MST for Maricopa 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
Aug 11, 2021, 5:39 PM MST (00:39 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2021, 8:33 PM MST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

County Maricopa County, AZ

The radar

The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 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

Phoenix, AZ (KPSR), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 85 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, Phoenix, AZ at 00:00Z on 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1157 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Phoenix, AZ at 00:00Z on 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 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
1157 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1687 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

038 
WGUS55 KPSR 120039
FFWPSR
AZC013-120445-
/O.NEW.KPSR.FF.W.0150.210812T0039Z-210812T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
539 PM MST Wed Aug 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Maricopa County in south central Arizona...

* Until 945 PM MST.

* At 539 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Buckeye and Painted Rock Dam.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3307 11275 3313 11289 3323 11301 3331 11305
      3337 11300 3338 11286 3328 11272 3316 11266

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

MS
2 follow-up statements
901 
WGUS75 KPSR 120302
FFSPSR

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
802 PM MST Wed Aug 11 2021

AZC013-120445-
/O.CON.KPSR.FF.W.0150.000000T0000Z-210812T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Maricopa AZ-
802 PM MST Wed Aug 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM MST THIS 
EVENING FOR MARICOPA COUNTY...

At 802 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain in Winters Wash. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain had fallen. 
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
         urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Buckeye and Painted Rock Dam.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3307 11275 3313 11289 3323 11301 3331 11305
      3337 11300 3338 11286 3328 11272 3316 11266

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

MS
161 
WGUS75 KPSR 120333
FFSPSR

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
833 PM MST Wed Aug 11 2021

AZC013-120343-
/O.CAN.KPSR.FF.W.0150.000000T0000Z-210812T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Maricopa AZ-
833 PM MST Wed Aug 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR MARICOPA COUNTY...

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

LAT...LON 3307 11275 3313 11289 3323 11301 3331 11305
      3337 11300 3338 11286 3328 11272 3316 11266

$$

MS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 5:03 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRMaricopa42 min
Aug 11, 5:14 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPSRMaricopa3 hr
Aug 11, 5:14 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRMaricopa46 min
Aug 11, 5:30 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSRMaricopa2 hr
Aug 11, 5:30 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRMaricopa, Pinal45 min
Aug 11, 5:49 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR41 min
Aug 11, 5:57 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPSRMaricopa6 hr
Aug 11, 6:07 PM MSTDust Storm WarningPSRMaricopa, Pinal53 min
Aug 11, 6:12 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRMaricopa, Pinal48 min
Aug 11, 6:19 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRMaricopa41 min
Aug 11, 6:20 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPSRMaricopa4 hr
Aug 11, 6:40 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningPSRMaricopa4 hr
Aug 11, 7:02 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR58 min
Aug 11, 7:11 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR64 min
Aug 11, 7:26 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPSRLa Paz3 hr
Aug 11, 7:53 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRLa Paz37 min
Aug 12, 2:00 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR45 min
Aug 12, 2:42 AM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPSRGila, Maricopa4 hr
Aug 12, 2:45 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRMaricopa3 hr
Aug 12, 3:34 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRMaricopa3 hr
Aug 12, 4:16 AM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPSRMaricopa4 hr
Aug 12, 4:33 AM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPSRMaricopa4 hr
Aug 12, 5:17 AM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPSRMaricopa6 hr
Aug 12, 6:04 AM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPSRMaricopa4 hr
Aug 12, 6:21 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRMaricopa46 min
Aug 12, 7:00 AM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPSRMaricopa4 hr
Aug 12, 10:09 AM MSTAreal Flood WarningPSRGila8 hr
Aug 12, 10:46 AM MSTAreal Flood WarningPSRMaricopa15 hr
Aug 12, 1:30 PM MSTFlash Flood WatchPSRGila, Maricopa, Pinal5 days
Aug 12, 2:11 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRLa Paz34 min
Aug 12, 2:30 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRMaricopa3 hr
Aug 12, 2:45 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRLa Paz3 hr
Aug 12, 2:54 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPSRLa Paz, Maricopa4 hr
Aug 12, 3:11 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPSRMaricopa5 hr
Aug 12, 3:34 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR41 min
Aug 12, 4:14 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRMaricopa, Yuma3 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.