Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Tucson, AZ

Issued

Jul 7, 1996, 6:58 PM MST (01:58 UTC)

Expired

Jul 7, 1996, 9:00 PM MST

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Tucson, AZ

Area

Whole counties

County Pima County, AZ

000 
TTAA00 KTUS 080157
FFWTUS
AZC019-080400-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA
658 PM MST SUN JUL 7 1996
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON ARIZONA HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  900 PM MST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA
 
   ...SOUTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY
 
AT 655 PM...TUCSON DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS VERY HEAVY PRECIPITATION
FROM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST PIMA COUNTY. THE
STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM JUST NORTH OF ARIVACA EXTENDING TO
NORTH OF ARIVACA JUNCTION...AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 19.
 
RADAR INDICATES RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR FROM
THESE STORMS.
 
THE STORMS WERE MOVING VERY LITTLE AND MAY ALSO PRODUCE WIND
GUSTS TO 50 MPH CREATING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST
AND RAIN.
 
MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING 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.
 
DRB

NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 7, 2:24 PM MST, 4 hours 34 minutes earlier.

SOUTHEAST ARIZONA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
220 PM MST SUN JUL 7 1996

FINALLY SOME CHGS IN THE BIG SCALE WX PATTERN.
MON...UPR HI WKNS AND MOVS TO W TX TURNG FLOW MORE SELY. WK SHRT
WV ALONG W CST PRODUCES SWLY WINDS OVR S CA AND FAR SW AZ.
NGM INCRG MSTR INTO AREA WITH THETA E MAX OVR ZNS 22-26 AND 70
PCT MEAN RH S OF OLS.  NGM FCST SOUNDG FOR TUS SHOWG CAPE OVR
1000...K INDEX AT 39 AND PW 1.37.  THESE VALUES SIMILAR TO SAT
WHEN FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED.  WILL KEEP SCT POPS. TEMPS A
FUNCTION OF CLDS AND TSTMS.
MON NGT...NGM PULLING UP LOTS OF MSTR FROM MEXICO ON SLY WINDS.
70 PCT MEAN RH...MOSTLY CLDY AND MIN TEMPS UP OVR ZNS 23 AND 26.
TUE...TUS NGM FCST SOUNDG FOR 12Z TUE IS NRLY SATURATED FROM
650 MB ON UP. MOS GOING BKN-OVC WITH MEASURABLE RAIN. COULD THIS
PSBLY BE TOO WET FOR CONVECTIVE ACTVTY. AGREE WITH BLAST UP THAT
THIS MAY BE MORE OF A HEAVY RAIN DAY...THAN A SVR WX DAY. MAX
TEMPS DOWN SO`ME.
TUS 2323.

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

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