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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

729 PM MST THU JUL 3 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EAST CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GREEN VALLEY...



* UNTIL 915 PM MST



* AT 718 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.  

  THE STORMS ARE MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SAGUARO    

  NATIONAL PARK EAST AND THE RINCON MOUNTAINS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS. ESPECIALLY AFFECTED WILL BE RINCON CREEK AND 

TANQUE VERDE WASH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 4.5 INCHES HAS 

FALLEN AT MANNING CAMP WHICH IS OVER THE CENTRAL TO NORTHERN PORTION 

OF THE RINCON MOUNTAINS SINCE THE STORMS BEGAN. IN ADDITION...RADAR 

IS ESTIMATING THAT THE STORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF 

PIMA COUNTY FROM TUCSON TOWARD SANTA CRUZ COUNTY...ESPECIALLY NEAR 

SAHUARITA ARE PRODUCING POSSIBLY OVER 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SPOTTER 

REPORTS INDICATE AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH IN A HALF HOUR OR SO. 



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. 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.



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

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3234 11074 3228 11046 3181 11072 3179 11110

      3198 11103



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