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AZC019-050330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

632 PM MST THU AUG 4 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA

  THIS INCLUDES THE FAR NORTH AND EAST PORTION OF THE 

  CITY OF TUCSON...THE CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS



* UNTIL 830 PM MST



* AT 627 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CATALINA

  AND RINCON MOUNTAINS JUST NORTH AND EAST OF THE CITY OF TUCSON. 

  SPOTTER REPORTS OF ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN IN 15 MINUTES HAVE 

  OCCURRED NEAR VAIL.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ALDER   

  CANYON...MOUNT LEMMON...SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK EAST...THE TUCSON 

  FOOTHILLS...AND THE RINCON MOUNTAINS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

TUCSON.



LAT...LON 3175 11080 3175 11047 3219 11047 3251 11048

      3251 11081 3242 11091



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