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Flash Flood Warning 133, NWS Phoenix, AZ

August 13, 2022Imperial County, California

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 13, 2022, 5:16 PM PDT for Imperial County, California. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 13, 2022, 5:16 PM PDT (00:16 UTC)
Expired: Aug 13, 2022, 9:15 PM PDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Phoenix, AZ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Flood severity: None

County Imperial County, CA

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 Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 13, 12:41 PM PDT, 4 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 12:41 PM PDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 13, 4:26 PM PDT, 50 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 4:38 PM PDT, 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 4:40 PM PDT, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 4:42 PM PDT, 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 5:01 PM PDT, 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
501 PM MST Sat Aug 13 2022

AZZ532-536-CAZ565-569-140100-
Gila River Valley AZ-Yuma AZ-Imperial County Southeast CA-
Palo Verde Valley CA-
501 PM MST Sat Aug 13 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern La Paz,
west central Yuma and southeastern Imperial Counties through 600 PM
MST/600 PM PDT/...

At 500 PM MST/500 PM PDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm near Martinez Lake, moving south at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Areas of blowing dust may also develop.

Locations impacted include...
Yuma, Martinez Lake, Fortuna Foothills, Blaisdell, Kinter, Andrade,
Winterhaven and Araby.

This includes the following highways...
AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 1 and 15.
CA Interstate 8 between mile markers 89 and 96.
AZ Route 95 between mile markers 29 and 47.

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3265 11468 3270 11473 3272 11472 3273 11476
      3301 11461 3303 11443 3269 11426 3264 11453
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 358DEG 16KT 3294 11456

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Iniguez

Local storm report, Aug 13, 5:10 PM PDT, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
510 PM MST SAT AUG 13 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0444 PM     FLASH FLOOD      12 SSW PALO VERDE       33.26N 114.81W
08/13/2022                   IMPERIAL           CA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            HIGHWAY 78 FLOODED, MULTIPLE VEHICLES STUCK
            OR STRANDED.

&&

JM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 13, 5:01 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR		59 min
Aug 13, 5:22 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Pinal	38 min
Aug 13, 5:34 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR		56 min
Aug 13, 5:39 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PSR	La Paz, Yuma	4 hr
Aug 13, 5:54 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PSR	La Paz, Yuma	4 hr
Aug 13, 6:16 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Yuma	44 min
Aug 13, 6:41 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PSR	Yuma	4 hr
Aug 13, 6:57 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR		48 min
Aug 13, 7:24 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	66 min
Aug 13, 8:07 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PSR	Maricopa	4 hr
Aug 13, 8:33 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	57 min
Aug 13, 8:37 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Yuma	38 min
Aug 13, 9:47 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PSR	Maricopa, Yuma	115 min
Aug 13, 10:19 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Maricopa	116 min
Aug 13, 10:57 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PSR	Maricopa	4 hr
Aug 14, 12:36 AM PDT	Flood Watch	PSR	La Paz	22 hr
Aug 14, 4:52 AM PDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PSR	Gila	3 hr
Aug 14, 10:01 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Pinal	44 min
Aug 14, 2:05 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR		40 min
Aug 14, 2:06 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR		39 min
Aug 14, 2:25 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	50 min
Aug 14, 2:47 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR		58 min
Aug 14, 2:58 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PSR	Maricopa	4 hr
Aug 14, 3:09 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Maricopa	51 min
Aug 14, 3:17 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Gila, Maricopa	43 min
Aug 14, 3:23 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Maricopa	37 min
Aug 14, 3:36 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PSR	Maricopa	4 hr
Aug 14, 3:48 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	La Paz	57 min
Aug 14, 3:50 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	55 min
Aug 14, 3:58 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Maricopa	47 min
Aug 14, 4:02 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR		43 min
Aug 14, 4:12 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PSR	Maricopa	3 hr
Aug 14, 4:13 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	32 min
Aug 14, 4:20 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	La Paz	55 min
Aug 14, 4:41 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PSR	Maricopa	4 hr
Aug 14, 4:43 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	47 min
Aug 14, 4:50 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	40 min
Aug 14, 4:51 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	39 min
Aug 14, 4:57 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PSR	La Paz	4 hr
Aug 13, 5:18 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Imperial	42 min
Aug 13, 6:05 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PSR	Imperial	4 hr
Aug 14, 1:22 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Riverside, San Bernardino	38 min
Aug 14, 1:50 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Riverside	40 min
Aug 14, 2:19 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Riverside	41 min
Aug 14, 3:18 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Riverside	57 min

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Sources

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