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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

927 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTH CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA



* UNTIL 1230 PM MST



* AT 923 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL NEAR MADERA CANYON. RADAR 

INDICATES UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 2 

HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS 

MADERA CANYON. STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MADERA

  CANYON.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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 3161 11097 3161 11076 3174 11077 3172 11096



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