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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

850 AM MST SAT JUL 29 2006



AZC003-009-019-021-023-291730-

GRAHAM AZ-COCHISE AZ-SANTA CRUZ AZ-PIMA AZ-PINAL AZ-

850 AM MST SAT JUL 29 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM MST FOR

SOUTHEASTERN PINAL...EASTERN PIMA...NORTHEASTERN SANTA CRUZ...

NORTHWESTERN COCHISE AND SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTIES...



AT 855 AM MST...FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OVER THE WARNED AREA. 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A BROAD 

AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN 

ACROSS FAR SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY...EASTERN PIMA COUNTY...SANTA 

CRUZ...NORTHWESTERN COCHISE AND SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTIES. 

DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES INDICATE THAT BETWEEN ONE TO 

THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THIS AMOUNT 

OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...ON TOP OF THE RAIN THAT HAS 

FALLEN IN THE PAST TWO DAYS...WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF IN 

WASHES DRAINING OUT OF THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. NUMEROUS STREETS 

WERE FLOODED AND CLOSED THROUGHOUT THE TUCSON METRO AREA.



FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN THE SABINO CREEK AND WILL THREATEN 

HOMES...PERSONS IN THE FLOOD PRONE AREAS NEAR SABINO CREEK SHOULD 

SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



THE ARAVAIPA CREEK WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT FLOW AND APPROACH FLOOD 

STAGE NEAR MAMMOTH THIS AFTERNOON. 



THE CIENEGA CREEK NEAR SONOITA WILL REMAIN ABOVE BANKFULL THROUGH 

THE DAY.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.50 TO 1.0 INCHES 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 3175 11151 3157 11066 3174 11001 3295 11018

      3322 11040 3262 11132



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