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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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