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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

612 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005



AZC019-231415-

PIMA AZ-

612 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005



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

PIMA COUNTY...



AT 612 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING MAINLY OVER THE 

SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL IS BEING REPORTED ACROSS ORO VALLEY...CATALINA...AND ACROSS 

THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CATALINA MOUNTAINS IN NORTH TUCSON. THESE 

STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



SEVERAL REPORTS OF STALLED VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPORTED...ESPECIALLY 

ACROSS SOUTH TUCSON. THE STONE UNDERPASS IN CLOSED...AND STONE 

AVENUE BETWEEN SPEEDWAY AND DRACHMAN WAS IMPASSABLE.. 



THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ALONG AND SOUTH OF VALENCIA ROAD 

FROM INTERSTATE 19 TO INTERSTATE 10 INCLUDING THE TUCSON 

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ORO VALLEY...CATALINA AND THE CATALINA 

FOOTHILLS HAVE ALSO RECEIVED VERY HEAVY RAIN. AN ESTIMATED 1.50 TO 

2.00 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THESE AREA. THESE STORMS ARE 

PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 2 AND 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR.  



AUTOMATED RAINFALL GAGES REPORTED...



1.20 INCHES AT THE TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

1.22 INCHES OVER THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER NEAR VALENCIA. 

1.38 INCHES THE CDO WASH AND GOLDER RANCH.

1.06 INCHES AT COUNTRY CLUB AND COLUMBIA.

1.02 INCHES ALONG THE CATALINA HIGHWAY AT MILEPOST 3.

0.63 INCHES AT SABINO CANYON DAM.

0.83 INCHES AT RANCHO VISTOSO NEAR BIG WASH. 



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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