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WGUS75 KPSR 272356

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ

450 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008



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GILA AZ-

450 PM MST SUN JAN 27 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MST FOR WEST

CENTRAL GILA COUNTY...



AT 441 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA. RADAR 

ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE TONTO CREEK BASIN SO FAR TODAY 

GENERALLY RANGE FROM TWO TO THREE INCHES. A RIVER GAGE ALONG THE 

TONTO CREEK NEAR JAKES CORNER INDICATES THAT THE TONTO CREEK 

CONTINUES TO RISE.



MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS... 

RESULTING IN AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL. THIS WILL 

LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING ALONG THE TONTO CREEK...MAINLY AFFECTING 

THE COMMUNITY OF PUNKIN CENTER AND STATE HIGHWAY 188 FROM STATE 

HIGHWAY 87/THE BEELINE HIGHWAY DOWN TO LAKE ROOSEVELT. 



MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 

CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER 

TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO 

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3377 11122 3377 11134 3399 11144 3399 11141

      3397 11141 3391 11128 3382 11117 3381 11117

TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 180DEG 0KT 3386 11131



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