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WGUS75 KTWC 312253

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

353 PM MST TUE JUL 31 2007



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PIMA AZ-

353 PM MST TUE JUL 31 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MST FOR EAST

CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...



AT 344 PM MST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS INDICATE EXTENSIVE FLOODING 

ACROSS MUCH OF THE CITY OF TUCSON. OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN 

AN AREA FROM DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE TO SOUTH TUCSON.  MUCH OF 

MIDTOWN TUCSON HAS SEEN OVER ONE INCH OF RAINFALL.  

FORTUNATELY...RAINFALL HAS MOSTLY TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE CITY OF 

TUCSON. AUTOMATED STREAM GAGES FROM PIMA COUNTY INDICATE EXTENSIVE 

FLOW IN THE ARCADIA WASH AND ALAMO WASH.  PERSONS AND VEHICLES 

SHOULD STAY CLEAR FROM THESE WASHES AS WELL AS OTHER WASHES AND LOW 

WATER CROSSINGS IN THE CITY OF TUCSON.  IN ADDITION TO THE URBAN 

FLOODING... FLOW CONTINUES ALONG SABINO CREEK AND RISES ARE EXPECTED 

ON THE CDO WASH FROM EARLIER RAINFALL.  DUE TO OUR SATURATED 

SOILS...THESE FLOWS WILL EASILY CONTINUE THEIR WAY DOWNSTREAM INTO 

THE RILLITO RIVER AND THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER.  





LAT...LON 3212 11114 3207 11084 3240 11063 3250 11076

      3244 11109



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