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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

March 14, 2023Coconino County, Yavapai County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this river flood warning at Mar 14, 2023, 1:40 PM MST for Coconino County, Yavapai County, Arizona. It took effect at Mar 15, 2023, 6:00 AM MST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 14, 2023, 1:40 PM MST (20:40 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 15, 2023, 6:00 AM MST
Expired
Mar 16, 2023, 3:10 AM MST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Coconino County, AZ, Yavapai County, AZ

The radar

The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Oak Creek (AZ) at Sedona (OAKA3). The gauge peaked at 10.54 ft at Mar 16, 2023, 12:00 AM MST.

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Action stage
7 ft
Minor stage
14 ft
Moderate stage
17 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 09504420, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 2:35 AM MSTFlood WatchFGZCoconino, Gila, Yavapai62 hr
Mar 14, 2:01 PM MSTRiver Flood WarningFGZYavapai54 hr
Mar 14, 2:16 PM MSTAreal Flood WarningFGZYavapai45 hr
Mar 14, 2:27 PM MSTRiver Flood AdvisoryFGZYavapai25 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.