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Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Las Vegas, NV

July 19, 2021Mohave County, Arizona

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 2021, 3:31 PM MST for Mohave 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
Jul 19, 2021, 3:31 PM MST (22:31 UTC)
Expired
Jul 19, 2021, 6:30 PM MST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

County Mohave County, AZ

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 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

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 146 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, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-07-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 127 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, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-07-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
127 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-232 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1964 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

653 
WGUS55 KVEF 192231
FFWVEF
AZC015-200130-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FF.W.0032.210719T2231Z-210720T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
331 PM PDT Mon Jul 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  West Central Mohave County in northwestern Arizona...

* Until 630 PM MST.

* At 331 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across Stockton Hill Road north of Kingman. 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 low-water
           crossings, creeks, normally dry washes and roads.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Pierce Ferry And Antares Roads, Dolan Springs, Packsaddle 
  Campground, Windy Point Campground and Chloride.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3538 11399 3537 11423 3559 11439 3568 11431
      3603 11427 3601 11423 3603 11418 3602 11415
      3603 11415 3603 11412 3556 11375 3552 11377

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

$$

CP
2 follow-up statements
818 
WGUS75 KVEF 192331
FFSVEF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
431 PM PDT Mon Jul 19 2021

AZC015-200130-
/O.CON.KVEF.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210720T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mohave AZ-
431 PM MST Mon Jul 19 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MST THIS 
EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY...

At 431 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms have weakened 
and moved north of the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1 inch of rain 
fell west of Stockton Hill Road in 30 minutes. 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 low-water crossings,
         creeks, normally dry washes and roads.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Pierce Ferry And Antares Roads, Dolan Springs, Packsaddle 
  Campground, Windy Point Campground and Chloride.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3538 11399 3537 11423 3559 11439 3568 11431
      3603 11427 3601 11423 3603 11418 3602 11415
      3603 11415 3603 11412 3556 11375 3552 11377

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

$$

CP
327 
WGUS75 KVEF 200122
FFSVEF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
622 PM PDT Mon Jul 19 2021

AZC015-200132-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210720T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mohave AZ-
622 PM MST Mon Jul 19 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR 
WEST CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY...

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

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MST for a portion 
of northwest Arizona.

LAT...LON 3538 11399 3537 11423 3559 11439 3568 11431
      3603 11427 3601 11423 3603 11418 3602 11415
      3603 11415 3603 11412 3556 11375 3552 11377

$$

CP

The office that day

Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 5:20 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningVEFMohave40 min
Jul 18, 5:40 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFMohave3 hr
Jul 18, 6:20 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFMohave6 hr
Jul 19, 2:37 AM MSTFlash Flood WatchVEFMohave17 hr
Jul 19, 2:31 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatVEFMohave3 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.