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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

1127 AM MST TUE AUG 23 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN COCHISE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...BISBEE...DOUGLAS



* UNTIL 230 PM MST



* AT 1125 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF 

COCHISE COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW FROM 1.00 TO 2.00 INCHES OF 

RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER NEAR 

BISBEE REPORTED 1 INCH OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 40 MINUTES. EXPECT 

SIGNIFICANT RISES IN CREEKS AND WASHES OVER SOUTHERN COCHISE 

COUNTY.  THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WARNED AREA 

DURING THE NEXT 2 HOURS.



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

CITY...RUCKER CANYON AND ELFRIDA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



LAT...LON 3175 11045 3134 11045 3133 10920 3183 10915



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