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000 

WGUS75 KTWC 240159

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

659 PM MST WED AUG 23 2006



AZC019-240300-

PIMA AZ-

659 PM MST WED AUG 23 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MST FOR EAST

CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...



ALTHOUGH WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE VERY HEAVY RAIN 

ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA AS WELL AS THE 

SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS HAS SUBSIDED...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL RUNOFF 

WILL CONTINUE TO FILL WASHES AND ROADWAY DIPS WITH RUNNING WATER. 



WEATHER RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 1.50 AND 2.50 INCHES HAS FALLEN 

ALONG A LINE FROM THE INTERSECTION OF KINNEY AND GATES PASS ROAD 

EXTENDING SOUTHEAST TO THE INTERSECTION OF VALENCIA AND MISSION 

ROAD...THEN EAST TO THE KINO SPORTS COMPLEX. IN ADDITION...RADAR 

ESTIMATES THAT THE UPPER REACHES OF SABINO CREEK RECEIVED BETWEEN 

ONE AND TWO INCHES. 



AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES REPORTED THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS...



VALENCIA AND THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER REPORTED 0.94 INCHES...

THE TUCSON DIVERSION CHANNEL AT THE AJO DETENTION BASIN REPORTED 

0.87 INCHES...

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD AT COLUMBIA REPORTED 0.59 INCHES. 

 

SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER WILL OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND 

OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY 

VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TO DEEP TO ALLOW 

FOR SAFE PASSAGE.



LAT...LON 3203 11092 3218 11085 3224 11097 3232 11086

      3228 11076 3248 11067 3239 11091 3233 11087

      3224 11098 3231 11110 3223 11125



$$



WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

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000 

WGUS75 KTWC 240159

FFSTWC




FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT


NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ


659 PM MST WED AUG 23 2006





AZC019-240300-


PIMA AZ-


659 PM MST WED AUG 23 2006





...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MST FOR EAST


CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...





ALTHOUGH WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE VERY HEAVY RAIN 


ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA AS WELL AS THE 


SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS HAS SUBSIDED...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL RUNOFF 


WILL CONTINUE TO FILL WASHES AND ROADWAY DIPS WITH RUNNING WATER. 





WEATHER RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 1.50 AND 2.50 INCHES HAS FALLEN 


ALONG A LINE FROM THE INTERSECTION OF KINNEY AND GATES PASS ROAD 


EXTENDING SOUTHEAST TO THE INTERSECTION OF VALENCIA AND MISSION 


ROAD...THEN EAST TO THE KINO SPORTS COMPLEX. IN ADDITION...RADAR 


ESTIMATES THAT THE UPPER REACHES OF SABINO CREEK RECEIVED BETWEEN 


ONE AND TWO INCHES. 





AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES REPORTED THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS...





VALENCIA AND THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER REPORTED 0.94 INCHES...


THE TUCSON DIVERSION CHANNEL AT THE AJO DETENTION BASIN REPORTED 


0.87 INCHES...


COUNTRY CLUB ROAD AT COLUMBIA REPORTED 0.59 INCHES. 


 


SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER WILL OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND 


OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY 


VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TO DEEP TO ALLOW 


FOR SAFE PASSAGE.





LAT...LON 3203 11092 3218 11085 3224 11097 3232 11086


      3228 11076 3248 11067 3239 11091 3233 11087


      3224 11098 3231 11110 3223 11125





$$





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