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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

642 PM MST THU JUN 29 2006



AZC019-021-300300-

PIMA AZ-PINAL AZ-

642 PM MST THU JUN 29 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MST FOR SOUTH

CENTRAL PINAL AND CENTRAL PIMA COUNTIES...



AT 635 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER 

THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AREAS FROM 

SOUTH OF PICACHO PEAK AND FRIENDLY CORNERS SOUTHWARD TO SILVER BELL 

AND QUEENS WELL...AND EASTWARD ACROSS INTERSTATE 10 TO ORO VALLEY 

AND DOVE MOUNTAIN. IN ADDITION...FLOODING WILL ALSO BEGIN TO OCCUR 

IN THE TUCSON METRO AREA AND SOUTHWARD TOWARDS SAHUARITA AND NEAR 

GREEN VALLEY.



FLOOD WATERS WILL MOVE DOWN BIG WASH IN NORTHEAST PIMA COUNTY...BUT 

MOST OF THE WATER THAT HAS FALLEN WITH THESE STORMS WILL FLOW OFF 

THE TORTOLITA MOUNTAINS INTO GUILD WASH AND WILL FLOW TOWARDS 

INTERSTATE 10 AND THE CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT AQUEDUCT. THERE COULD 

BE SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER JUST EAST OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE 

VICINITY OF OWL HEAD RANCH ROAD...GRAND VALLEY ROAD...DAVIS RANCH 

ROAD...MINUTEMAN DRIVE AND ESTANCIA ROAD. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN 

WILL RESULT IN FLOODING FOR AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN THE 

COMMUNITIES OF QUEENS WELL...SILVER BELL...PICTURE ROCKS AND SAGUARO 

NATIONAL PARK WEST. FLOODING WILL ALSO BEGIN TO OCCUR IN THE TUCSON 

METRO AREA AND TOWARD SAHUARITA AND NEAR GREEN VALLEY AS THE STORMS 

BEGIN TO DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THESE AREAS.    



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO 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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3222 11169 3211 11144 3187 11117 3183 11082

      3274 11094 3267 11159



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