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WGUS75 KTWC 232150

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

249 PM MST MON JUL 23 2007



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PIMA AZ-

249 PM MST MON JUL 23 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM MST FOR

NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY...



AT 242 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE TUCSON 

METRO AREA.



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

VALLEY AND MARANA.



DOPPLER RADAR WAS INDICATING THAT THE STORM IS NOW CENTERED OVER 

AREAS JUST WEST OF THE JUNCTION OF I-10 AND I-19. THE STORM IS NOW 

MOVING TO THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO 

CAUSE HIGH WATER PROBLEMS FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO. THE STORM IS NOW 

HEADED BETWEEN THREE POINTS AND SILVER BELL AND WILL LIKELY CAUSE 

FLOODING OF STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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 3199 11147 3179 11060 3241 11053 3251 11102

      3250 11154



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