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Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

July 5, 2022Coconino County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 5, 2022, 6:26 PM MST for Coconino County, Arizona. It was in force for 114 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 5, 2022, 6:26 PM MST (01:26 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2022, 8:20 PM MST
In force
114 min
Issued by
NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

County Coconino County, AZ

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 5, 2:27 PM MST, 3 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 2:27 PM MST, 3 hours 59 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:39 PM MST, 5 hours 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
139 PM MDT Tue Jul 5 2022

AZZ040-052015-
Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264-
139 PM MDT Tue Jul 5 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Navajo County
around White Cone through 215 PM MDT/115 PM MST/...

At 138 PM MDT/1238 PM MST/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm near White Cone moving northeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
White Cone.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3545 11014 3557 11025 3573 11006 3556 10992
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 235DEG 6KT 3554 11012

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Kobold
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:58 PM MST, 5 hours 28 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 4:56 PM MST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 5:54 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino2 hr
Jul 5, 6:39 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementFGZ21 min
Jul 5, 6:54 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino95 min
Jul 6, 12:16 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFGZApache119 min
Jul 6, 1:54 PM MSTExcessive Heat WatchFGZCoconino14 hr

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Sources

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