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WGUS75 KTWC 231255

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

553 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005



AZC019-231415-

PIMA AZ-

553 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005



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

PIMA COUNTY...



AT 553 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE SOUTHERN 

AND NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA. THESE STORMS WERE 

MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



AT 543 AM MST...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A CAR WAS STUCK UNDER THE 

STONE UNDERPASS NEAR 6TH STREET. THE STONE UNDERPASS IN CLOSED. 

ANOTHER CAR WAS STUCK IN THE SWIFT FLOWING RAINFALL RUNOFF NEAR 

CAMPBELL AND DREXEL ROAD. 



THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ALONG AND SOUTH OF VALENCIA ROAD 

FROM INTERSTATE 19 TO INTERSTATE 10. AN ESTIMATED 1.00 TO 2.00 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THIS AREA. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING 

RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 2 AND 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR.  



AN AUTOMATED RAINFALL GAGE REPORTED 1.22 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

OVER THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER NEAR VALENCIA DURING THE PAST HOUR. IN 

ADDITION...OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXIST ACROSS THE NORTHWEST 

SIDE OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA...ESPECIALLY NEAR ORO VALLEY AND 

CATALINA. A RAINFALL GAGE NEAR THE CDO AND GOLDER RANCH REPORTED 

1.18 INCHES.



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



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WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

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000 

WGUS75 KTWC 231255

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

553 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005



AZC019-231415-

PIMA AZ-

553 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005



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

PIMA COUNTY...



AT 553 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE SOUTHERN 

AND NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA. THESE STORMS WERE 

MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



AT 543 AM MST...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A CAR WAS STUCK UNDER THE 

STONE UNDERPASS NEAR 6TH STREET. THE STONE UNDERPASS IN CLOSED. 

ANOTHER CAR WAS STUCK IN THE SWIFT FLOWING RAINFALL RUNOFF NEAR 

CAMPBELL AND DREXEL ROAD. 



THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ALONG AND SOUTH OF VALENCIA ROAD 

FROM INTERSTATE 19 TO INTERSTATE 10. AN ESTIMATED 1.00 TO 2.00 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THIS AREA. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING 

RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 2 AND 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR.  



AN AUTOMATED RAINFALL GAGE REPORTED 1.22 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

OVER THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER NEAR VALENCIA DURING THE PAST HOUR. IN 

ADDITION...OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXIST ACROSS THE NORTHWEST 

SIDE OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA...ESPECIALLY NEAR ORO VALLEY AND 

CATALINA. A RAINFALL GAGE NEAR THE CDO AND GOLDER RANCH REPORTED 

1.18 INCHES.



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



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