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Flash Flood Warning 46, NWS Phoenix, AZ

December 22, 2023Yuma County, Arizona

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Dec 22, 2023, 5:08 PM MST for Yuma County, Arizona. It was in force for 3 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: Dec 22, 2023, 5:08 PM MST (00:08 UTC)
Expired: Dec 22, 2023, 8:15 PM MST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Phoenix, AZ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Flood severity: None

County Yuma County, AZ

The radar

The Yuma radar (KYUX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Dec 22, 4:37 PM MST, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 4:37 PM MST, 31 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 22, 3:12 PM MST, 1 hour 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 22, 3:50 PM MST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
350 PM MST Fri Dec 22 2023

AZZ532-535-536-CAZ565-569-222315-
Gila River Valley AZ-Southeast Yuma County AZ-Yuma AZ-
Imperial County Southeast CA-Palo Verde Valley CA-
350 PM MST Fri Dec 22 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of west central Yuma and
southeastern Imperial Counties through 415 PM MST/315 PM PST/...

At 339 PM MST/239 PM PST/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from Araby to near Fortuna
Foothills to 6 miles southeast of Ligurta. Movement was north at 25
mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Yuma, Fortuna Foothills, Wellton, Blaisdell, Kinter, Ligurta, and
Araby.

This includes the following highways...
AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 6 and 29.
AZ Route 95 between mile markers 29 and 47.
AZ Route 195 between mile markers 23 and 26.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3289 11455 3287 11431 3274 11410 3251 11427
      3257 11438 3262 11456
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 191DEG 21KT 3268 11451 3266 11435 3258 11425

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 22, 5:21 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Maricopa, Yuma	39 min
Dec 22, 5:54 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Maricopa	51 min
Dec 22, 6:24 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PSR	La Paz, Yuma	4 hr
Dec 22, 6:42 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	48 min
Dec 23, 7:18 AM MST	Dense Fog Advisory	PSR	Yuma	4 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.