

000 

WGUS75 KTWC 290207

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

707 PM MST THU AUG 28 2008



AZC019-021-290330-

/O.CON.KTWC.FF.W.0084.000000T0000Z-080829T0330Z/

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

PIMA AZ-PINAL AZ-

707 PM MST THU AUG 28 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM MST FOR

SOUTHEASTERN PINAL AND NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTIES...



AT 659 PM MST...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER AT THE EAST END OF GOLDER 

RANCH ROAD IN THE TOWN OF CATALINA MEASURED 1.50 INCHES OF RAIN IN 

IN ONLY 45 MINUTES. 



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 

THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHEAST PIMA AND 

SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATES THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS 

OCCURED EAST OF HIGHWAY 77 BETWEEN ORO VALLEY AND CATALINA... 

EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA TO THE EAST OF HOUGHTON 

ROAD...AS WELL AS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CATALINA MOUNTAINS AND 

REDDINGTON PASS WHICH WOULD LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 

ALDER...STRATTON AND CATALINA WASHES. AN AUTOMATED RAIN GAGE AT THE 

INTERSECTION OF THE CANADA DEL ORO AND BIG WASHES REPORTED 1.02 

INCHES OF RAIN IN ONLY 20 MINUTES. 



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.



LAT...LON 3230 11094 3241 11111 3260 11111 3261 11046

      3217 11046 3213 11086



$$



000 

WGUS75 KTWC 290207

FFSTWC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

707 PM MST THU AUG 28 2008



AZC019-021-290330-

/O.CON.KTWC.FF.W.0084.000000T0000Z-080829T0330Z/

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

PIMA AZ-PINAL AZ-

707 PM MST THU AUG 28 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM MST FOR

SOUTHEASTERN PINAL AND NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTIES...



AT 659 PM MST...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER AT THE EAST END OF GOLDER 

RANCH ROAD IN THE TOWN OF CATALINA MEASURED 1.50 INCHES OF RAIN IN 

IN ONLY 45 MINUTES. 



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 

THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHEAST PIMA AND 

SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATES THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS 

OCCURED EAST OF HIGHWAY 77 BETWEEN ORO VALLEY AND CATALINA... 

EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA TO THE EAST OF HOUGHTON 

ROAD...AS WELL AS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CATALINA MOUNTAINS AND 

REDDINGTON PASS WHICH WOULD LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 

ALDER...STRATTON AND CATALINA WASHES. AN AUTOMATED RAIN GAGE AT THE 

INTERSECTION OF THE CANADA DEL ORO AND BIG WASHES REPORTED 1.02 

INCHES OF RAIN IN ONLY 20 MINUTES. 



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.



LAT...LON 3230 11094 3241 11111 3260 11111 3261 11046

      3217 11046 3213 11086



$$

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