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WGUS75 KTWC 071541

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

836 AM MST THU SEP 7 2006



AZC019-071645-

PIMA AZ-

836 AM MST THU SEP 7 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM MST FOR

EASTERN PIMA COUNTY...



AT 835 AM MST...RAINFALL RATES HAD GREATLY DIMINISHED ACROSS MOST OF 

EASTERN PIMA COUNTY...WITH MODERATE RAINFALL REMAINING OVER PORTIONS 

OF THE CATALINAS AND RINCONS AND GENERALLY LIGHT ELSEWHERE. EARLIER 

WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL WAS NOTED WITH RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES 

EXCEEDING 2 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS AND SEVERAL GAGE REPORTS 

BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2 INCHES AROUND THE CITY. EXPECT FLOODING OF WASHES 

WITH WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING AS HEAVY RUNOFF CONTINUES THIS 

MORNING.



NEVER DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TO DEEP 

TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. 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.



LAT...LON 3176 11115 3174 11049 3250 11050 3250 11137

      3200 11136



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