

000 

WGUS55 KTWC 222345

FFWTWC

AZC003-230145-

/O.NEW.KTWC.FF.W.0038.080722T2345Z-080723T0145Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

445 PM MST TUE JUL 22 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...BISBEE...



* UNTIL 645 PM MST



* AT 433 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED 

AREA. HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED TO THE 

NORTHEAST OF BENSON AND SOUTH OF COCHISE. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF 

2.5 INCHES IN 45 MINUTES HAVE BEEN REPORTED NEAR SIERRA VISTA. 

OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED ROAD CLOSURES FOR RAMSEY ROAD AND CHARLESTON 

ROAD.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

BENSON...TOMBSTONE...PARKER CANYON LAKE.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL 

COCHISE COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM MST.



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.



THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

THIS AREA.



LAT...LON 3224 11044 3213 11014 3222 10962 3201 10963

      3188 10965 3135 10993 3134 11045



$$



000 

WGUS55 KTWC 222345

FFWTWC

AZC003-230145-

/O.NEW.KTWC.FF.W.0038.080722T2345Z-080723T0145Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

445 PM MST TUE JUL 22 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...BISBEE...



* UNTIL 645 PM MST



* AT 433 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED 

AREA. HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED TO THE 

NORTHEAST OF BENSON AND SOUTH OF COCHISE. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF 

2.5 INCHES IN 45 MINUTES HAVE BEEN REPORTED NEAR SIERRA VISTA. 

OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED ROAD CLOSURES FOR RAMSEY ROAD AND CHARLESTON 

ROAD.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

BENSON...TOMBSTONE...PARKER CANYON LAKE.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL 

COCHISE COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM MST.



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.



THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR

THIS AREA.



LAT...LON 3224 11044 3213 11014 3222 10962 3201 10963

      3188 10965 3135 10993 3134 11045



$$

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