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000 

WGUS55 KPSR 040745

FFWPSR

AZC027-041000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ

1245 AM MST TUE JAN 4 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN YUMA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARIZONA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...YUMA...SOMERTON...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS 

  AND STATE ROUTE 95



* UNTIL 300 AM MST



* AT 1240 AM MST...RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY 

HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM NEAR YUMA NORTH ALONG HIGHWAY 95. AT 1230 

AM...YUMA SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED THAT STREET FLOODING WAS 

SUFFICIENT FOR BARRICADES TO BE PLACED AT 46TH STREET AND FOOTHILLS 

BOULEVARD...AND AT SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD AND TEN AND A QUARTER 

EAST...BOTH IN THE YUMA FOOTHILLS AREA. 



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH AT LEAST 230 AM. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF TO 

ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS ON HIGHWAY 95 FROM 

DOME TO NEAR THE LA PAZ COUNTY LINE WILL LIKELY ENCOUNTER FLOODING 

IN LOW LYING AREAS...AND ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. 

ALSO...MOTORISTS IN AND NEAR YUMA WILL ENCOUNTER FLOODED ROADWAYS. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN THE DEPTH OR FLOW RATE OF 

WATER...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. 



LAT...LON 3252 11479 3243 11450 3244 11425 3338 11397

      3341 11424 3302 11425 3300 11441 3282 11449

      3273 11459 3270 11468



$$



DG

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000 

WGUS55 KPSR 040745

FFWPSR

AZC027-041000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ

1245 AM MST TUE JAN 4 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN YUMA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARIZONA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...YUMA...SOMERTON...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS 

  AND STATE ROUTE 95



* UNTIL 300 AM MST



* AT 1240 AM MST...RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY 

HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM NEAR YUMA NORTH ALONG HIGHWAY 95. AT 1230 

AM...YUMA SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED THAT STREET FLOODING WAS 

SUFFICIENT FOR BARRICADES TO BE PLACED AT 46TH STREET AND FOOTHILLS 

BOULEVARD...AND AT SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD AND TEN AND A QUARTER 

EAST...BOTH IN THE YUMA FOOTHILLS AREA. 



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH AT LEAST 230 AM. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF TO 

ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS ON HIGHWAY 95 FROM 

DOME TO NEAR THE LA PAZ COUNTY LINE WILL LIKELY ENCOUNTER FLOODING 

IN LOW LYING AREAS...AND ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. 

ALSO...MOTORISTS IN AND NEAR YUMA WILL ENCOUNTER FLOODED ROADWAYS. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN THE DEPTH OR FLOW RATE OF 

WATER...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. 



LAT...LON 3252 11479 3243 11450 3244 11425 3338 11397

      3341 11424 3302 11425 3300 11441 3282 11449

      3273 11459 3270 11468



$$



DG

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