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WGUS75 KTWC 120039

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

530 PM MST THU AUG 11 2005



AZC011-120145-

GREENLEE AZ-

530 PM MST THU AUG 11 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 645 PM MST FOR CENTRAL

GREENLEE COUNTY...



AT 524 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WERE WEAKENING OVER THE CLIFTON AREA.  HOWEVER...THIS 

STORM PRODUCED HEAVY RAINFALL WITH ESTIMATES UP TO 2.5 INCHES FROM 

RADAR OVER RED CANYON AREA.  WATER WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW DOWN RED 

CANYON INTO WARD CANYON WASH OVER THE NEXT HOUR. LOCAL LAW 

ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED 4 TO 5 FEET OF WATER FLOWING OVER THE 

ROAD LEADING TOWARDS WARD CANYON AT 515 PM MST.  THEY ALSO REPORTED 

ROCKS IN THE ROAD ALONG HIGHWAY 191.



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.



LAT...LON 3298 10940 3297 10929 3297 10917 3305 10906

      3315 10907 3316 10925 3312 10939



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