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WGUS75 KTWC 060419

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

919 PM MST SAT JUL 5 2008



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PIMA AZ-

919 PM MST SAT JUL 5 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM MST FOR

NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY...



AT 914 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 8 MILES WEST OF 

TUCSON...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH.



WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY AN AREA BOUNDED BY RIVER...INA...ORACLE ROAD 

AND INTERSTATE 10. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THIS AREA. AN AUTOMATED RAIN GAGE AT THE CDO 

WASH NEAR INA REPORTED 1.54 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN...AND ANOTHER 

GAGE LOCATED AT PIMA WASH NEAR FIRST AVENUE REPORTED 1.02 INCHES.

 

RAINFALL RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO FILL NORMALLY DRY WASHES...ROADWAY 

DIPS AND OTHER LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS RESULTING IN FLASH 

FLOODING. THE WASHES THAT FLOW ACROSS SILVERLY ROAD BETWEEN INA 

AND GRANT WILL LIKELY BY FLOODED.



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.



LAT...LON 3247 11112 3249 11085 3221 11090 3215 11101

      3236 11124



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