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WGUS75 KTWC 140028

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

523 PM MST THU JUL 13 2006



AZC003-140200-

COCHISE AZ-

523 PM MST THU JUL 13 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MST FOR WEST

CENTRAL COCHISE COUNTY...



AT 517 PM MST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM 

PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING NEAR WHETSTONE...WHERE FROM 1.00 TO 2.50 

INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURED OVER THE PAST ONE HOUR. SEVERAL 

WASHES WERE REPORTED OVERFLOWING THERE BANKS AND FLOODING PROPERTIES 

IN THE WARNING AREA. LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL LIKELY HAVE 

SIGNIFICANT WATER FLOWS...ESPECIALLY NEAR WHETSTONE. 



THUNDERSTORMS NEAR BENSON AND SIERRA VISTA HAVE WEAKENED...THEREFORE 

THESE LOCATION ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE WARNING.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WHETSTONE...

SAINT DAVID...KARTCHNER CAVERNS STATE PARK AND FAIRBANK.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OF UP TO 1.00 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA.



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 3191 11016 3190 11044 3162 11043 3164 11016



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