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WGUS75 KTWC 310332

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

826 PM MST MON JUL 30 2007



AZC019-310445-

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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

PIMA AZ-

826 PM MST MON JUL 30 2007



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

NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY...



AT 826 PM MST...AN AUTOMATED RAIN GAGE REPORTED 2.011 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAD FALLEN AT THE CANADA DEL ORO WASH AND BIG WASH AND ANOTHER GAGE 

AT BIG WASH AND RANCHO VISTOSO BOULEVARD REPORTED 1.46 INCHES. 

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THESE STORMS HAVE REMAINED STATIONARY 

OVER THE ORO VALLEY AREA WITH AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER TO HALF INCH OF 

RAIN STILL EXPECTED IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR. BIG WASH...THE CANADA DEL 

ORO WASH...SAUSAULITO CREEK...CHALK CREEK ARE ALL LIKELY FILLED WITH 

SWIFT MOVING WATER. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 

NORMALLY DRY WASHES...ROADWAY DIPS AND OTHER LOW LYING AND POOR 

DRAINAGE AREAS. 



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS THROUGH RUNNING WATER OF 

UNKNOWN DEPTH. 



LAT...LON 3229 11101 3242 11088 3251 11096 3251 11123



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