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000 

WGUS75 KTWC 302353

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

452 PM MST WED AUG 30 2006



AZC019-021-310130-

PIMA AZ-PINAL AZ-

452 PM MST WED AUG 30 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MST FOR

SOUTHWESTERN PINAL AND NORTH CENTRAL PIMA COUNTIES...



AT 448 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN. OVER AN AREA FROM SANTA ROSA SOUTHWEST TO 

SAN SIMON. RADAR ESTIMATES 1.00 TO 3.00 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS 

OCCURED OVER THIS AREA DURING THE PAST 2 HOURS. SEVERAL LARGE WASHES 

SUCH AS THE SANTA ROSA...GU VO...ANEGAM AND GU ACHI WILL HAVE 

SIGNIFICANT FLOWS.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VENTANA...

  NORTH KOMELIK...KOHATK...JACKRABBIT AND ANEGAM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



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 3212 11248 3205 11219 3251 11181 3267 11190

      3252 11226 3234 11242



$$



WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

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000 

WGUS75 KTWC 302353

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

452 PM MST WED AUG 30 2006



AZC019-021-310130-

PIMA AZ-PINAL AZ-

452 PM MST WED AUG 30 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MST FOR

SOUTHWESTERN PINAL AND NORTH CENTRAL PIMA COUNTIES...



AT 448 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN. OVER AN AREA FROM SANTA ROSA SOUTHWEST TO 

SAN SIMON. RADAR ESTIMATES 1.00 TO 3.00 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS 

OCCURED OVER THIS AREA DURING THE PAST 2 HOURS. SEVERAL LARGE WASHES 

SUCH AS THE SANTA ROSA...GU VO...ANEGAM AND GU ACHI WILL HAVE 

SIGNIFICANT FLOWS.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VENTANA...

  NORTH KOMELIK...KOHATK...JACKRABBIT AND ANEGAM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



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 3212 11248 3205 11219 3251 11181 3267 11190

      3252 11226 3234 11242



$$



WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

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