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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS San Diego, CA

August 8, 2022San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 8, 2022, 4:31 PM PDT for San Diego County, California. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 8, 2022, 4:31 PM PDT (23:31 UTC)
Expired
Aug 8, 2022, 7:30 PM PDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

County San Diego County, CA

The radar

The San Diego radar (KNKX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:35 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 8, 4:48 PM PDTHEAVY RAIN 0.62Pine Valley, CA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 78 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, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2022-08-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2022-08-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2261 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

764 
WGUS56 KSGX 082331
FFWSGX
CAC073-090230-
/O.NEW.KSGX.FF.W.0013.220808T2331Z-220809T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Diego CA
431 PM PDT Mon Aug 8 2022

The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern San Diego County in southwestern California...

* Until 730 PM PDT.

* At 431 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. 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 creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  I-8 Between Pine Valley And Boulevard, I-8 Between Boulevard And 
  Imperial County Line, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, Pine Valley, 
  Boulevard, Lake Morena, Campo, Hwy S2 Between Agua Caliente And 
  Canebrake, Hwy S2 Between Canebrake And Imperial County Line, Hwy 
  S2 Between Shelter Valley And Agua Caliente, Hwy S1 Between Lake 
  Cuyamaca And Mount Laguna, Hwy S2, Potrero, Descanso, Manzanita 
  Indian Reservation, La Posta Indian Reservation and Live Oak 
  Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3259 11652 3291 11668 3301 11625 3269 11611
      3262 11611

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

$$

SS
2 follow-up statements
971 
WGUS76 KSGX 090148
FFSSGX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service San Diego CA
648 PM PDT Mon Aug 8 2022

CAC073-090230-
/O.CON.KSGX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220809T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
San Diego CA-
648 PM PDT Mon Aug 8 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM PDT THIS 
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY...

At 648 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. 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 creeks and streams,
         urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  I-8 Between Pine Valley And Boulevard, Mount Laguna, I-8 Between 
  Boulevard And Imperial County Line, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, 
  Hwy S2 Between Canebrake And Imperial County Line, Hwy S2 Between 
  Agua Caliente And Canebrake, Boulevard, Hwy S2 Vallecito Creek Rd, 
  Pine Valley, Hwy S2 Between Shelter Valley And Agua Caliente, Fish 
  Creek Wash, Hwy S1 Between Lake Cuyamaca And Mount Laguna, 
  Manzanita Indian Reservation, La Posta Indian Reservation, Live 
  Oak Springs, Canebrake, Campo Indian Reservation, Agua Caliente, 
  Tierra Del Sol and Jacumba.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3261 11633 3292 11652 3301 11625 3269 11611
      3262 11611

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

$$

SS
910 
WGUS76 KSGX 090224
FFSSGX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service San Diego CA
724 PM PDT Mon Aug 8 2022

CAC073-090234-
/O.EXP.KSGX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220809T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
San Diego CA-
724 PM PDT Mon Aug 8 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR 
SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY...

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

LAT...LON 3261 11633 3292 11652 3301 11625 3269 11611
      3262 11611

$$

SS

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 8, 1:33 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGXSan Bernardino4 hr
Aug 8, 2:18 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGXSan Bernardino102 min
Aug 8, 2:41 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGXSan Bernardino2 hr
Aug 8, 3:44 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSGXRiverside3 hr
Aug 8, 3:59 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGXSan Diego3 hr
Aug 8, 4:09 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGXRiverside, San Bernardino2 hr
Aug 8, 4:36 PM PDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSGXRiverside, San Bernardino3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.