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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

945 PM MST FRI JUL 11 2008



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PIMA AZ-

945 PM MST FRI JUL 11 2008



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

CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...



AT 935 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A LARGE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 

MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM HICKIWAN TO COVERED WELLS TO KITT PEAK. 



RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE BETWEEN 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN 

POSSIBLY OCCURRING BETWEEN SANTA ROSA AND NORTH KOMELIK...AND ALSO 

SOUTHWEST OF VENTANA...AND WEST OF QUEENS WELL. THESE SHOWERS AND 

STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.  



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 3250 11244 3246 11125 3187 11126 3185 11244



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