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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

415 PM MST WED SEP 6 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS EXTENDED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EAST CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA



* UNTIL 515 PM MST



* AT 408 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED 

TO INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLY PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER 

THE SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS INCLUDING SABINO CANYON...AS WELL AS 

PORTIONS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SABINO 

CANYON AND SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK EAST...AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF 

THE TUCSON METRO AREA.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.



FLOOD WATERS WILL MOVE DOWN SABINO CANYON WHICH SHOULD BE CRESTING  

AT THE PRESENT TIME AT SABINO DAM. IN ADDITION...A STORM ALSO 

DEVELOPED NEAR SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK EAST AND HAS SINCE MOVED TOWARD 

THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA. RADAR IS ESTIMATING 

THAT THIS STORM IS PRODUCING AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES ON THE 

FAR EAST SIDE OF TUCSON...MAINLY ALONG PANTANO FROM GOLF LINKS TO 

BROADWAY.  



SOME RECENT RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM GAUGES AROUND THE AREA INCLUDE:



MOUNT LEMMON                     1.06 INCHES...

SAMANIEGO                        0.71 INCHES...

TANQUE VERDE GUEST RANCH         0.63 INCHES...

MOUNT LEMMON HWY & MILE POST 3   0.51 INCHES...

SPOTTER ON REDINGTON ROAD        0.80 INCHES...

SPEEDWAY AND HARRISON            0.59 INCHES...

GOLF LINKS AND KOLB              0.31 INCHES...



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE 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 3223 11095 3215 11093 3205 11052 3246 11060

      3246 11094 3231 11102



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