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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

1117 PM MST FRI JUL 11 2008



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PIMA AZ-

1117 PM MST FRI JUL 11 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FOR

CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...



AT 1104 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY NORTH 

OF A LINE FROM HICKIWAN TO COVERED WELLS TO SANTA ROSA RANCH. RADAR 

ESTIMATES HAVE DECREASED OVER THE PAST HOUR OR SO...AND THE STORMS 

HAVE DECREASED IN INTENSITY. THE WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 

MIDNIGHT...BUT IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO 

EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT.   



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.



LAT...LON 3251 11245 3251 11127 3184 11127 3208 11245



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