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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

548 PM MST THU JUL 3 2008



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PIMA AZ-PINAL AZ-

548 PM MST THU JUL 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MST FOR

SOUTHEASTERN PINAL AND NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTIES...



AT 536 PM MST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM 

PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. REPORTS OF RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO NEAR 1.25 INCHES IN 20 

MINUTES OR LESS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 

FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS WITH RAIN GAUGES. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ORACLE AND 

CATALINA. 



THE HEAVY RAINS FROM THIS STORM WILL LIKELY FLOW DOWN THE CANADA DEL 

ORO WASH AND WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS TRYING TO CROSS THE CDO AT 

LA CHOLLA AND OVERTON. THIS MAY TAKE A WHILE FOR THE WATER TO TRAVEL 

INTO THAT AREA...BUT MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO BE CAUTIOUS IF 

CROSSING THE CDO IN THESE TWO LOCATIONS. NEVER TRY TO GO AROUND 

BARRICADED ROADS.   



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3239 11084 3246 11112 3269 11079 3263 11065



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