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000 

WGUS75 KTWC 190110

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

610 PM MST MON AUG 18 2008



AZC009-011-190230-

/O.CON.KTWC.FF.W.0072.000000T0000Z-080819T0230Z/

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

GRAHAM AZ-GREENLEE AZ-

610 PM MST MON AUG 18 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MST FOR

SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND SOUTHEASTERN GRAHAM COUNTIES...



AT 605 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE CLUSTER OF STORMS THAT PRODUCED HEAVY RAIN DURING THE PAST 

COUPLE OF HOURS FROM CLIFTON TO GUTHRIE TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES 

EAST OF SAFFORD HAVE DISSIPATED. 



HOWEVER..RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT GENERALLY A HALF TO 

ONE INCH OF RAIN FELL IN THIS AREA DURING THE PAST THREE HOURS...BUT 

ISOLATED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES MAY HAVE FALLEN 15 MILES EAST 

OF SAFFORD ALONG HIGHWAY 191 BETWEEN SOLOMON AND GUTHRIE...AND 

ANOTHER AREA JUST EAST SOUTHEAST OF GUTHRIE. THIS AREA IS SPARSELY 

POPULATED...SO THERE ARE NO TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS IN THE AREA 

WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN FELL TO VERIFY THE RADAR ESTIMATES. 

HOWEVER...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED EARLIER THIS 

AFTERNOON THAT SOME SMALL BOULDERS WERE FLOWING ACROSS HIGHWAY 191 

BETWEEN GUTHRIE AND SOLOMON. EVEN THOUGH THE STORMS HAVE DISSIPATED 

IT WILL TAKE A WHILE FOR THE WATERS TO RECEDE FROM THE HEAVY RAIN. 

THEREFORE...EXPECT WASHES TO BE FLOWING FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO. AS A 

RESULT...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 

PM MST. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY.



LAT...LON 3312 10969 3295 10911 3245 10917 3259 10963



$$

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000 

WGUS75 KTWC 190110

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

610 PM MST MON AUG 18 2008



AZC009-011-190230-

/O.CON.KTWC.FF.W.0072.000000T0000Z-080819T0230Z/

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

GRAHAM AZ-GREENLEE AZ-

610 PM MST MON AUG 18 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MST FOR

SOUTHERN GREENLEE AND SOUTHEASTERN GRAHAM COUNTIES...



AT 605 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE CLUSTER OF STORMS THAT PRODUCED HEAVY RAIN DURING THE PAST 

COUPLE OF HOURS FROM CLIFTON TO GUTHRIE TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES 

EAST OF SAFFORD HAVE DISSIPATED. 



HOWEVER..RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT GENERALLY A HALF TO 

ONE INCH OF RAIN FELL IN THIS AREA DURING THE PAST THREE HOURS...BUT 

ISOLATED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES MAY HAVE FALLEN 15 MILES EAST 

OF SAFFORD ALONG HIGHWAY 191 BETWEEN SOLOMON AND GUTHRIE...AND 

ANOTHER AREA JUST EAST SOUTHEAST OF GUTHRIE. THIS AREA IS SPARSELY 

POPULATED...SO THERE ARE NO TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS IN THE AREA 

WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN FELL TO VERIFY THE RADAR ESTIMATES. 

HOWEVER...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED EARLIER THIS 

AFTERNOON THAT SOME SMALL BOULDERS WERE FLOWING ACROSS HIGHWAY 191 

BETWEEN GUTHRIE AND SOLOMON. EVEN THOUGH THE STORMS HAVE DISSIPATED 

IT WILL TAKE A WHILE FOR THE WATERS TO RECEDE FROM THE HEAVY RAIN. 

THEREFORE...EXPECT WASHES TO BE FLOWING FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO. AS A 

RESULT...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 

PM MST. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY.



LAT...LON 3312 10969 3295 10911 3245 10917 3259 10963



$$

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