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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ

428 PM MST MON JUL 23 2007



AZC013-240045-

MARICOPA AZ-

428 PM MST MON JUL 23 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MST FOR

NORTHEASTERN MARICOPA COUNTY...



AT 421 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH 

RAINFALL RATES APPROACHING ONE INCH PER HOUR. RAINFALL INTENSITY HAD 

DECREASED SOMEWHAT SINCE 4 PM...AND THE STRONGER STORMS HAD 

DEVELOPED FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND WEST...BUT HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH 

FLOODING REMAINS LIKELY IN THE WARNING AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NORTH 

SCOTTSDALE...CAVE CREEK...CAREFREE...CAMP CREEK AND SUNFLOWER



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.



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 3405 11214 3368 11187 3367 11132 3400 11147



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