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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

411 PM MST THU AUG 7 2008



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PIMA AZ-

411 PM MST THU AUG 7 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MST FOR

EASTERN PIMA COUNTY...



AT 400 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE TUCSON METRO AREA. MOVEMENT OF THESE 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. DOPPLER 

RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES WERE UP TO 3 INCHES DURING THE PAST HOUR...

IN THE VICINITY OF SOUTH TUCSON AND JUST WEST OF THE TUCSON 

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. OTHER RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF UP TO 3 

INCHES DURING THE PAST HOUR HAVE OCCURRED ON THE CATALINA 

MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 10 NORTHWEST OF MARANA. 

HOWEVER...VERY LITTLE RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE 

TUCSON METRO AREA...PARTICULARLY FROM EAST OF KOLB ROAD TO THE 

RINCON MOUNTAINS.



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 3208 11108 3209 11125 3231 11123 3239 11140

      3251 11149 3251 11121 3251 11102 3251 11069

      3239 11063 3229 11073 3216 11081 3209 11083

      3208 11095



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