Weather Alert in Arizona
Flash Flood Warning issued July 2 at 10:36PM MST until July 2 at 11:45PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
AREAS AFFECTED: Yavapai, AZ
DESCRIPTION: At 1036 PM MST, a flood wave from earlier upstream heavy rainfall was moving down the Agua Fria River, and is expected to reach the Black Canyon City area by around midnight MST. Doppler radar indicated that additional moderate rain was moving into the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring upstream. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Agua Fria River. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Agua Fria River. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Black Canyon City and Agua Fria National Monument. This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Agua Fria River, Black Canyon Creek, Squaw Creek, Slate Creek and Larry Creek.
INSTRUCTION: Turn Around, Don't Drown! Avoid driving across the Squaw Valley Road low water crossing in Black Canyon City. Flash flooding of the Agua Fria is imminent or occurring. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?
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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their
fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.
A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure
the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally
an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a
stratocumulus cloud.
It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do
it is usually a light rain or snow.
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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?
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A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud,
and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.
Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can
result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or
rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud
takes shape.
Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally
form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.
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