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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ

443 PM MST MON JUL 23 2007



AZC013-021-240145-

MARICOPA AZ-PINAL AZ-

443 PM MST MON JUL 23 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MST FOR NORTH

CENTRAL PINAL AND EAST CENTRAL MARICOPA COUNTIES...



AT 440 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING 

OVER EAST CENTRAL MARICOPA AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTIES. RADAR 

INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN TORTILLA FLAT AND THE QUEEN 

VALLEY/SUPERIOR AREA...WITH RAINFALL RATES EXCEEDING TWO INCHES PER 

HOUR.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SCOTTSDALE 

...FOUNTAIN HILLS...QUEEN VALLEY...TORTILLA FLAT AND SUPERIOR.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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 3312 11113 3319 11092 3368 11114 3362 11124

      3368 11133 3369 11190



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