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000 

WGUS75 KTWC 280754

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

1244 AM MST FRI JUL 28 2006



AZC019-281000-

PIMA AZ-

1244 AM MST FRI JUL 28 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM MST FOR

NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY...



AT 1244 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...EXTENDING FROM ORO VALLEY 

TO GREEN VALLEY...MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED 

VERY HEAVY RAIN RAINFALL RATES...ESPECIALLY IN THE CATALINA AND 

RINCON MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST SIDES OF TUCSON.

AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES ATOP MOUNT LEMMON INDICATE 1.06 TO 1.38 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. RAINFALL RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL FILL INTO 

THE SABINO CREEK AND ALDER CANYON. IN ADDITION...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL 

RUNOFF WILL DRAIN INTO THE AGUA CALIENTE WASH...WHERE AUTOMATED RAIN 

GAGES REPORTED 0.67 AND 0.75 INCHES HAD FALLEN IN A SPAN OF 15 TO 20 

MINUTES. 

 

ALTHOUGH THESE STORMS HAVE PICKED UP SPEED AS THEY MOVE ACROSS 

TUCSON...THEY ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF AN 

INCH AND HOURS ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE METRO 

AREA.

 

ANOTHER LINE OF STORMS NORTHEAST OF TUCSON IN FAR EASTERN PINAL AND 

FAR SOUTHWEST GRAHAM COUNTIES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS TUCSON. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS ATOP THE RAINFALL FROM THESE 

STORMS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT AND EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RUNOFF 

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



LAT...LON 3237 11120 3204 11117 3206 11067 3205 11046

      3252 11046 3252 11084



$$



WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

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000 

WGUS75 KTWC 280754

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

1244 AM MST FRI JUL 28 2006



AZC019-281000-

PIMA AZ-

1244 AM MST FRI JUL 28 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM MST FOR

NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY...



AT 1244 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...EXTENDING FROM ORO VALLEY 

TO GREEN VALLEY...MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED 

VERY HEAVY RAIN RAINFALL RATES...ESPECIALLY IN THE CATALINA AND 

RINCON MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST SIDES OF TUCSON.

AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES ATOP MOUNT LEMMON INDICATE 1.06 TO 1.38 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. RAINFALL RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL FILL INTO 

THE SABINO CREEK AND ALDER CANYON. IN ADDITION...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL 

RUNOFF WILL DRAIN INTO THE AGUA CALIENTE WASH...WHERE AUTOMATED RAIN 

GAGES REPORTED 0.67 AND 0.75 INCHES HAD FALLEN IN A SPAN OF 15 TO 20 

MINUTES. 

 

ALTHOUGH THESE STORMS HAVE PICKED UP SPEED AS THEY MOVE ACROSS 

TUCSON...THEY ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF AN 

INCH AND HOURS ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE METRO 

AREA.

 

ANOTHER LINE OF STORMS NORTHEAST OF TUCSON IN FAR EASTERN PINAL AND 

FAR SOUTHWEST GRAHAM COUNTIES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS TUCSON. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS ATOP THE RAINFALL FROM THESE 

STORMS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT AND EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RUNOFF 

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



LAT...LON 3237 11120 3204 11117 3206 11067 3205 11046

      3252 11046 3252 11084



$$



WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

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