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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

723 PM MST THU AUG 4 2005



AZC019-050330-

PIMA AZ-

723 PM MST THU AUG 4 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 830 PM MST FOR NORTHEASTERN

PIMA COUNTY...



AT 714 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE CITY OF TUCSON. 

TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH 

IN 30 MINUTES IN THE NORTHEAST TUCSON FOOTHILLS AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TUCSON...ORO 

VALLEY...ALDER CANYON...MOUNT LEMMON...SAHUARITA AND CORONA DE TUCSON.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES ARE 

POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. DO NOT DRIVE

INTO FLOODED AREAS OR AROUND BARRICADES. IF THE ROAD AHEAD IS

FLOODED...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3184 11093 3175 11047 3219 11047 3251 11048

      3251 11081 3243 11099 3228 11119 3202 11113



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