

000 

WGUS75 KTWC 061537

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

833 AM MST MON AUG 6 2007



AZC019-061600-

/X.CON.KTWC.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-070806T1600Z/

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

PIMA AZ-

833 AM MST MON AUG 6 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM MST FOR

NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY...



AT 830 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE LAST THREE HOURS FROM TRAINED WEATHER 

SPOTTERS AND PIMA COUNTY RAIN GAUGES HAVE REPORTED A HALF AN INCH TO 

OVER ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAIN IN THE TUCSON METRO AREA AND 

THE EASTERN SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN 

HAS PRODUCED WALLS OF WATER IN MANY WASHES ACROSS THE TUCSON METRO 

AREA. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED ROADWAYS. ALSO...HEAVY RAIN HAS 

DEVELOPED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS 

WHICH WILL ADD TO THE FLOW IN THE CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS 

INCLUDING SABINO...BEAR AND VENTANA CANYONS AND THE CANADA DEL ORO 

WATERSHED.



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

VALLEY AND MARANA



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.



NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED

AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE.



LAT...LON 3198 11139 3193 11076 3252 11046 3251 11078

      3250 11140



$$

EVANS

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

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000 

WGUS75 KTWC 061537

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

833 AM MST MON AUG 6 2007



AZC019-061600-

/X.CON.KTWC.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-070806T1600Z/

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

PIMA AZ-

833 AM MST MON AUG 6 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM MST FOR

NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY...



AT 830 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE LAST THREE HOURS FROM TRAINED WEATHER 

SPOTTERS AND PIMA COUNTY RAIN GAUGES HAVE REPORTED A HALF AN INCH TO 

OVER ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAIN IN THE TUCSON METRO AREA AND 

THE EASTERN SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN 

HAS PRODUCED WALLS OF WATER IN MANY WASHES ACROSS THE TUCSON METRO 

AREA. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED ROADWAYS. ALSO...HEAVY RAIN HAS 

DEVELOPED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS 

WHICH WILL ADD TO THE FLOW IN THE CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS 

INCLUDING SABINO...BEAR AND VENTANA CANYONS AND THE CANADA DEL ORO 

WATERSHED.



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

VALLEY AND MARANA



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.



NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED

AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE.



LAT...LON 3198 11139 3193 11076 3252 11046 3251 11078

      3250 11140



$$

EVANS

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

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