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000 

WGUS75 KTWC 231239

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

533 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005



AZC019-231415-

PIMA AZ-

533 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 AM MST FOR NORTHEASTERN

PIMA COUNTY...



AT 533 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE SOUTHERN 

PORTIONS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST 

AT 20 MPH.



AN ESTIMATED 1.00 TO 1.50 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS AN AREA 

SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 FROM DOWNTOWN TO RITA RANCH. AN AUTOMATED 

RAINFALL GAGE REPORTED 1.18 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE SANTA 

CRUZ RIVER NEAR VALENCIA DURING THE PAST 45 MINUTES. THESE STORMS 

ARE PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 2 AND 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR. 



EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RUNOFF FROM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY 

WASHES...ROADWAY DIPS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. 



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

DANGERS OF 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. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES.



LAT...LON 3250 11134 3191 11128 3179 11047 3252 11047



$$



WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

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000 

WGUS75 KTWC 231239

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

533 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005



AZC019-231415-

PIMA AZ-

533 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 AM MST FOR NORTHEASTERN

PIMA COUNTY...



AT 533 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE SOUTHERN 

PORTIONS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST 

AT 20 MPH.



AN ESTIMATED 1.00 TO 1.50 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS AN AREA 

SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 FROM DOWNTOWN TO RITA RANCH. AN AUTOMATED 

RAINFALL GAGE REPORTED 1.18 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE SANTA 

CRUZ RIVER NEAR VALENCIA DURING THE PAST 45 MINUTES. THESE STORMS 

ARE PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 2 AND 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR. 



EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RUNOFF FROM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY 

WASHES...ROADWAY DIPS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. 



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

DANGERS OF 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. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES.



LAT...LON 3250 11134 3191 11128 3179 11047 3252 11047



$$



WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

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