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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

645 AM MST THU SEP 7 2006



AZC019-071500-

PIMA AZ-

645 AM MST THU SEP 7 2006



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

EASTERN PIMA COUNTY...



AT 640 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED 

AREA. 1.00 TO 2.00 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST ONE 

HOUR OVER AREAS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA. SEVERAL WASHES WITHIN THE 

CITY HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT RISES INCLUDING THE CDO AND THE ALAMO 

WASH. A FLOW OF 3 FEET IS BEING SHOWN BY GAUGE REPORTS ON THE ALAMO 

WASH...WHICH WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF NUMEROUS EAST-WEST ROADWAYS FROM 

BROADWAY NORTH TO FORT LOWELL. ROADWAYS MAY HAVE A LIFE THREATENING 

FLOW OF WATER MOVING ACROSS THEM...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOWING 

WATER.



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.



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.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TUCSON...ORO

VALLEY AND MARANA



LAT...LON 3176 11115 3175 11059 3249 11059 3250 11137

      3200 11136



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