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WGUS75 KTWC 262236

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

336 PM MST THU JUN 26 2008



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PIMA AZ-

336 PM MST THU JUN 26 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MST FOR

EASTERN PIMA COUNTY...



AT 330 PM MST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM 

PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF TUCSON. REPORTS 

OF FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED NEAR GRANT AND MIRACLE MILE IN 

THE CITY OF TUCSON...AND ALONG CAMINO DEL CERRO AND CAMINO DE OESTE. 

IN ADDITION...WASHES ARE ALSO FLOWING ALONG SILVERBELL ROAD. THE 

HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS LOCATED FROM CENTRAL TUCSON NORTH AND WEST 

INCLUDING ORO VALLEY AND MARANA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL UP TO ONE INCH 

IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 



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

VALLEY AND MARANA



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3249 11138 3253 11047 3175 11046 3175 11116

TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 180DEG 0KT 3210 11096



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