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Flash Flood Warning 126, NWS Tucson, AZ

August 14, 2021Pima County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 14, 2021, 5:06 AM MST for Pima 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 14, 2021, 5:06 AM MST (12:06 UTC)
Expired
Aug 14, 2021, 8:15 AM MST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Pima County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:10 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

Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 69 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, Tuscon, AZ at 12:00Z on 2021-08-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 69 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, Tuscon, AZ at 12:00Z on 2021-08-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -25 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
69 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
788 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

762 
WGUS55 KTWC 141206
FFWTWC
AZC019-141515-
/O.NEW.KTWC.FF.W.0126.210814T1206Z-210814T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
506 AM MST Sat Aug 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  North Central Pima County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 815 AM MST.

* At 506 AM MST, Doppler radar continued to show heavy rain near and 
  south of Queens Well northeast of Sells on the Tohono O'Odham 
  Nation. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding 
  is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Queens Well.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Viopuli Wash, Aguirre Wash, Pan Tak Wash, San Vicente Wash and 
  Anegan Wash.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3233 11170 3231 11150 3206 11151 3219 11171

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

WJM
1 follow-up statement
029 
WGUS75 KTWC 141512
FFSTWC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
812 AM MST Sat Aug 14 2021

AZC019-141522-
/O.EXP.KTWC.FF.W.0126.000000T0000Z-210814T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pima AZ-
812 AM MST Sat Aug 14 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 815 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR 
NORTH CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...

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

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 500 PM MST Sunday for a 
portion of Southeast Arizona.

LAT...LON 3233 11170 3231 11150 3206 11151 3219 11171

$$

KRG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 5:06 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise39 min
Aug 13, 5:07 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCGraham, Greenlee3 hr
Aug 13, 5:11 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise3 hr
Aug 13, 5:48 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise42 min
Aug 13, 6:05 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise40 min
Aug 13, 6:08 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC37 min
Aug 13, 6:12 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC48 min
Aug 13, 6:26 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise, Graham3 hr
Aug 13, 6:30 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise3 hr
Aug 13, 6:35 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima115 min
Aug 13, 6:40 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Pima, Santa Cruz50 min
Aug 13, 7:04 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise41 min
Aug 13, 7:22 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz38 min
Aug 13, 7:55 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz65 min
Aug 13, 11:49 PM MSTDust Storm AdvisoryTWCPima, Pinal56 min
Aug 14, 12:54 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima, Pinal3 hr
Aug 14, 1:02 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPinal3 hr
Aug 14, 1:58 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC62 min
Aug 14, 4:11 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima4 hr
Aug 14, 5:35 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima3 hr
Aug 14, 1:53 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPinal112 min
Aug 14, 2:19 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPinal116 min
Aug 14, 2:53 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCSanta Cruz3 hr
Aug 14, 3:19 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima3 hr
Aug 14, 3:23 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima3 hr
Aug 14, 3:23 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCSanta Cruz2 hr
Aug 14, 3:25 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise3 hr
Aug 14, 3:28 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPinal3 hr
Aug 14, 3:56 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise49 min
Aug 14, 4:01 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise3 hr
Aug 14, 4:05 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima115 min
Aug 14, 4:18 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise3 hr
Aug 14, 4:36 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima114 min
Aug 14, 4:40 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima2 hr

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.