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000 

WGUS75 KPSR 120015

FFSPSR



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ

509 PM MST THU AUG 11 2005



AZC007-013-120045-

MARICOPA AZ-GILA AZ-

509 PM MST THU AUG 11 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 545 PM MST FOR CENTRAL GILA

AND NORTHEASTERN MARICOPA COUNTIES...



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 545 PM FOR CENTRAL GILA 

COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF PUNKIN CENTER...ROOSEVELT...AND THE 

AREAS IN AND AROUND THE EDGE COMPLEX FIRE. IN ADDITION...THE WARNING 

CONTINUES FOR NORTHEAST MARICOPA COUNTY INCLUDING CAREFREE...CAVE 

CREEK...AND THE AREAS AROUND THE CAVE CREEK BURN AREA.



SINCE 4 PM MST RAINFALL HAD DECREASED QUITE A BIT OVER THE WARNING 

AREA...AND AT 5 PM RADAR INDICATED THAT MOST OF THE STORMS WERE 

SOUTH OF THE WARNING AREA...FROM ANTHEM SOUTHEAST THROUGH SCOTTSDALE 

AND FOUNTAIN HILLS. HOWEVER...WASHES IN THE WARNING AREA WERE STILL 

RUNNING AND THUS THE WARNING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 545 PM. THERE IS 

ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW STORMS TO DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO THE 

WARNING AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST...AND THEY COULD DROP ADDITIONAL 

HEAVY RAINFALL AND PRODUCE NEW FLASH FLOODING.



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.



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.



LAT...LON 3380 11224 3356 11083 3370 11074 3401 11130

      3409 11155 3409 11213



$$



CJB

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000 

WGUS75 KPSR 120015

FFSPSR



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ

509 PM MST THU AUG 11 2005



AZC007-013-120045-

MARICOPA AZ-GILA AZ-

509 PM MST THU AUG 11 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 545 PM MST FOR CENTRAL GILA

AND NORTHEASTERN MARICOPA COUNTIES...



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 545 PM FOR CENTRAL GILA 

COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF PUNKIN CENTER...ROOSEVELT...AND THE 

AREAS IN AND AROUND THE EDGE COMPLEX FIRE. IN ADDITION...THE WARNING 

CONTINUES FOR NORTHEAST MARICOPA COUNTY INCLUDING CAREFREE...CAVE 

CREEK...AND THE AREAS AROUND THE CAVE CREEK BURN AREA.



SINCE 4 PM MST RAINFALL HAD DECREASED QUITE A BIT OVER THE WARNING 

AREA...AND AT 5 PM RADAR INDICATED THAT MOST OF THE STORMS WERE 

SOUTH OF THE WARNING AREA...FROM ANTHEM SOUTHEAST THROUGH SCOTTSDALE 

AND FOUNTAIN HILLS. HOWEVER...WASHES IN THE WARNING AREA WERE STILL 

RUNNING AND THUS THE WARNING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 545 PM. THERE IS 

ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW STORMS TO DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO THE 

WARNING AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST...AND THEY COULD DROP ADDITIONAL 

HEAVY RAINFALL AND PRODUCE NEW FLASH FLOODING.



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.



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.



LAT...LON 3380 11224 3356 11083 3370 11074 3401 11130

      3409 11155 3409 11213



$$



CJB

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