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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ

724 PM MST THU SEP 6 2007



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GILA AZ-

724 PM MST THU SEP 6 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MST FOR SOUTH

CENTRAL GILA COUNTY...



THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA BY 

630 PM. BETWEEN 5 PM AND 630 PM...RADAR INDICATED THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES 

OF RAIN FELL OVER A 5 MILE WIDE BAND EXTENDING FROM SAN CARLOS TO 10 

MILES NORTHEAST OF SAN CARLOS. SEVERAL BASINS NORTHEAST OF SAN 

CARLOS RECEIVED RAINFALL WELL IN EXCESS OF FLASH FLOOD 

GUIDANCE...AND THOSE BASINS DRAIN INTO THE BLUE AND SAN CARLOS 

RIVERS. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT STREAMFLOWS THROUGH THESE RIVERS...AS 

WELL AS NEARBY WASHES...THROUGH AT LEAST 8 PM. MOTORISTS ON ROADWAYS 

IN AND NORTH OF SAN CARLOS WILL LIKELY ENCOUNTER FLOWING WATER 

THROUGH LOW-WATER CROSSINGS...AND ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME 

CAUTION. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

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. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. IT IS EXTREMELY 

DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE OF FLOODING...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. 

WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN 

AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3349 11059 3349 11031 3342 11035 3341 11041 3338 11046 

3335 11046 3328 11045 3329 11060

TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 180DEG 0KT 3338 11050



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