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WGUS75 KTWC 152111

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

211 PM MST FRI AUG 15 2008



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COCHISE AZ-

211 PM MST FRI AUG 15 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM MST FOR

SOUTHWESTERN COCHISE COUNTY...



AT 303 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST COCHISE COUNTY. 

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN MAY HAVE FALLEN 

ON MONTEZUMA ROAD IN AN AREA FOUR TO SIX MILES WEST OF THE CORONADO 

NATIONAL MEMORIAL HEADQUARTERS. HEAVY FLOW IN WASHES DRAINING 

SOUTHERN HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT HOUR.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



LAT...LON 3134 11045 3141 11045 3140 11020 3133 11019



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