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AZC019-021-291500-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

454 AM MST SAT JUL 29 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TUCSON...ORO VALLEY

  SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA



* UNTIL 800 AM MST



* AT 449 AM MST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF MODERATE TO 

  HEAVY RAINFALL OVER FAR SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY AND FAR NORTHEAST 

  PIMA COUNTY...WHICH INCLUDES THE CATALINA MOUNTAINS. RAIN GAUGES

  IN THE CATALINA MOUNTAINS HAVE RECORDED BETWEEN ONE AND ONE AND A 

  HALF INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 345 AM. WITH THIS AREA BEING HIT HARD 

  WITH HEAVY RAIN DURING THE PAST TWO DAY...SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF CAN 

  BE EXPECTED IN WASHES THAT DRAIN OUT OF THE MOUNTAIN. THIS WOULD 

  INCLUDE THE CANADA DEL ORO WASH...SABINO CREEK...TANQUE VERDE 

  WASH AND WASHES NEAR ORACLE. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS IS TO THE 

  SOUTH SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.



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

  SABINO CANYON...CATALINA FOOTHILLS...SOUTH TUCSON...DAVIS-MONTHAN

  AIR FORCE BASE AND SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK EAST.



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. 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 3262 11111 3262 11046 3218 11045 3215 11108



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