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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

517 PM MST THU AUG 7 2008



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COCHISE AZ-

517 PM MST THU AUG 7 2008



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

SOUTHWESTERN COCHISE COUNTY...



AT 508 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LIGHT TO 

MODERATE RAINFALL CONTINUING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN COCHISE 

COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF SIERRA VISTA. MOVEMENT OF THESE 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE WEST AT 5 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE 

BULK OF THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAS MOVED 

WEST OF THE WARNED AREA...EXPECT FLOWS TO CONTINUE IN WASHES AND 

SOME PONDING OF WATER ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS THROUGH 545 PM 

MST.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

TUCSON.



LAT...LON 3139 11044 3172 11044 3158 11016 3140 11023



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