

000 

WGUS55 KTWC 150001

FFWTWC

AZC003-150200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

453 PM MST FRI JUL 14 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN COCHISE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA



* UNTIL 700 PM MST



* AT 446 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM ALONG MONTEZUMA CANYON ROAD 

BETWEEN CORONADO NATIONAL MEMORIAL AND SUTHERLAND PEAK IN FAR 

SOUTHWEST COCHISE COUNTY.



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1.25 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ON THE RECENT FIRE 

BURN AREA ALONG THE SOUTHERN HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS...WHICH WILL CAUSE A 

RAPID RISE IN STREAMS AND WASHES ALONG THE MONTEZUMA CANYON ROAD.



LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL LIKELY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT FLOW OF WATER.



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.



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.



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 3134 11021 3137 11021 3137 11033 3134 11034



$$



WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON



000 

WGUS55 KTWC 150001

FFWTWC

AZC003-150200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

453 PM MST FRI JUL 14 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN COCHISE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA



* UNTIL 700 PM MST



* AT 446 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM ALONG MONTEZUMA CANYON ROAD 

BETWEEN CORONADO NATIONAL MEMORIAL AND SUTHERLAND PEAK IN FAR 

SOUTHWEST COCHISE COUNTY.



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1.25 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ON THE RECENT FIRE 

BURN AREA ALONG THE SOUTHERN HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS...WHICH WILL CAUSE A 

RAPID RISE IN STREAMS AND WASHES ALONG THE MONTEZUMA CANYON ROAD.



LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL LIKELY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT FLOW OF WATER.



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.



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.



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 3134 11021 3137 11021 3137 11033 3134 11034



$$



WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

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