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Flash Flood Warning 318, NWS Phoenix, AZ

October 6, 2022Maricopa County, Arizona

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Oct 6, 2022, 2:10 AM MST for Maricopa County, Arizona. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 6, 2022, 2:10 AM MST (09:10 UTC)
Expired: Oct 6, 2022, 6:15 AM MST
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Phoenix, AZ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Flood severity: None

County Maricopa 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 Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Oct 5, 11:03 PM MST, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 5, 11:03 PM MST, 3 hours 7 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 5, 10:25 PM MST, 3 hours 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 5, 10:28 PM MST, 3 hours 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 5, 11:09 PM MST, 3 hours 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Oct 5, 11:53 PM MST, 2 hours 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 6, 12:06 AM MST, 2 hours 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 6, 1:16 AM MST, 54 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 5, 9:41 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		49 min
Oct 5, 10:25 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	50 min
Oct 5, 10:28 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	47 min
Oct 5, 11:09 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	36 min
Oct 5, 11:53 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	37 min
Oct 6, 12:06 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	39 min
Oct 6, 1:16 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	29 min
Oct 6, 1:41 AM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Maricopa	3 hr
Oct 6, 2:23 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		37 min
Oct 6, 12:19 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Yuma	41 min
Oct 6, 12:47 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Yuma	43 min
Oct 6, 12:49 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Yuma	41 min
Oct 6, 1:04 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PSR	Yuma	3 hr
Oct 6, 1:05 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	La Paz, Yuma	40 min
Oct 6, 1:09 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	La Paz	51 min
Oct 6, 1:22 PM MST	Dust Storm Advisory	PSR	Yuma	68 min
Oct 6, 1:26 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Yuma	49 min
Oct 6, 1:34 PM MST	Dust Storm Warning	PSR	Yuma	56 min
Oct 6, 1:37 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Yuma	38 min
Oct 6, 1:39 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Pinal	36 min
Oct 6, 1:42 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	La Paz, Yuma	48 min
Oct 6, 1:44 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PSR	Yuma	4 hr
Oct 6, 2:13 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Yuma	47 min
Oct 6, 2:26 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		49 min
Oct 6, 2:30 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Yuma	30 min
Oct 6, 2:32 PM MST	Dust Storm Advisory	PSR	La Paz	58 min
Oct 6, 2:36 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	La Paz	25 min
Oct 6, 2:40 PM MST	Dust Storm Advisory	PSR	Yuma	65 min
Oct 6, 2:50 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Yuma	40 min
Oct 6, 2:59 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Yuma	46 min
Oct 6, 3:06 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		39 min
Oct 6, 3:13 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Pinal	47 min
Oct 6, 3:51 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		39 min
Oct 6, 4:23 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		37 min
Oct 6, 4:50 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	3 hr
Oct 6, 4:57 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	33 min
Oct 6, 3:03 PM MST	Dust Storm Warning	PSR	Imperial	57 min
Oct 6, 3:31 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Imperial	44 min
Oct 6, 3:52 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Imperial	3 hr
Oct 6, 3:56 PM MST	Dust Storm Warning	PSR	Imperial	64 min
Oct 6, 4:06 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Imperial	39 min
Oct 6, 4:15 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Imperial	45 min
Oct 6, 4:36 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Imperial	24 min
Oct 6, 4:40 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Imperial	35 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.