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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

425 PM MST SUN AUG 13 2006



AZC019-140000-

PIMA AZ-

425 PM MST SUN AUG 13 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MST FOR

NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY...



AT 425 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK 

EAST. THIS STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES 

EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES PER HOUR.

RAINFALL RUNOFF WILL QUICKLY FILL NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND ROADWAY 

DIPS...ESPECIALLY ON THE FAR EASTERN SIDE OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA 

WITH RUNNING WATER.



AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES AT GREEN MOUNTAIN AND MARSHALL GULCH ON MOUNT 

LEMMON REPORTED A TOTAL OF 1.77 AND 1.57 INCHES OF RAIN WITH THIS 

STORM. ALTHOUGH THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAS SUBSIDED OVER THE 

CATALINA MOUNTAINS...THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER 

THE UPPER REACHES OF SABINO...BEAR AND ALDER CANYONS WILL RESULT IN 

VERY RAPID FLOWS OF CREEKS FEEDING INTO THESE CANYONS.





NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED

AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE.



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.



LAT...LON 3252 11083 3232 11088 3213 11077 3218 11063

      3252 11050



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