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WGUS75 KTWC 132319

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

419 PM MST SUN JUL 13 2008



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COCHISE AZ-

419 PM MST SUN JUL 13 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MST FOR WEST

CENTRAL COCHISE COUNTY...



AT 406 PM MST...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN BENSON REPORTED A VERY 

HEAVY THUNDERSTORM  HAD PRODUCE A THIRD INCH OF RAIN IN ONLY 9 

MINUTES. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS BEEN NEAR BENSON...AS WELL AS AN 

AREA OVER THE SAN PEDRO RIVER BASIN BOUNDED BY HIGHWAY 82 TO THE 

SOUTH...HIGHWAY 90 TO THE WEST...AND HIGHWAY 80 TO THE EAST. 

RAINFALL RUNOFF WILL FILL WASHES THAT DRAIN INTO THE SAN PEDRO RIVER 

WITH RUNNING WATER.  



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3153 11045 3199 11045 3197 11000 3159 11021



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