Flash Flood Warning 43, NWS Tucson, AZ

Issued

Aug 2, 1996, 2:55 PM MST (21:55 UTC)

Expired

Aug 2, 1996, 4:00 PM MST

In force

65 min

Issued by

NWS Tucson, AZ

Area

Whole counties

County Cochise County, AZ

000 
TTAA00 KTUS 022155
FFWTUS
AZC003-022300-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA
255 PM MST FRI AUG 2 1996
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON ARIZONA HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  400 PM MST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
 
   ...SOUTHWESTERN COCHISE COUNTY
 
AT 255 PM MST...TUCSON DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED CONSIDERABLE RAIN
HAD RECENTLY FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST COCHISE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF HIGHWAY 80 NEAR THE SAN PEDRO RIVER AND BETWEEN
SIERRA VISTA AND BISBEE.
 
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.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
 
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT.  MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  DO
 NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS
THE ROADWAY.  NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL
ONE...ON FOOT.  TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 2, 2:28 PM MST, 27 minutes earlier.

SOUTHEAST ARIZONA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
225 PM MST FRI AUG 2 1996

TSTMS HAVE BROKEN OUT OVER MOST OF SE AZ THIS AFTN. CONTRARY TO
EARLIER THINKING TSTMS HAVE DEVELOPED EVEN OVR THOSE AREAS THAT
GOT A GOOD DRENCHING LAST NIGHT. GOES TO SHOW THAT RULES OF
THUMB...IE TSTM ACTIVITY IS USUALLY SUPRESSED THE DAY AFTER A
MAJOR CONVECTIVE EVENT...DONT ALWAYS PAN OUT.

SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE EVEN MORE ACTIVE WITH ADDITIONAL HEATING AND
PLENTY OF MOISTURE STILL AROUND. IF MODELS ARE CORRECT TSTMS WILL
BE ON THE DECREASE SUNDAY AS A DRIER SWLY FLOW PUSHES INTO SE AZ
FROM PAC NW UPR TROF. HOWEVER WITH HURRICANE DOUGLAS LURKING OFF
THE NORTHERN MEX COAST AND POSSIBLY SOME OF ITS MOISTURE HEADING
OUR WAY THIS DRYING MIGHT NOT MATERIALIZE. THEREFORE WILL JUST
DROP POPS ONLY SLIGHTLY AT THIS TIME. TUS 4442. COLLINS

Flash Flood Warnings in Arizona, 1996Every flash flood warning in 1996

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