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Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 19, 2002

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 2002, 11:10 AM MST. It was in force for 5 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 19, 2002, 11:10 AM MST (18:10 UTC)
Expired: Jul 19, 2002, 11:15 AM MST
In force: 5 min
Issued by: NWS Tucson, AZ
Area: Whole counties

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS85 KTWC 191814
FFWTWC
AZZ034-191915-

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1110 AM MST FRI JUL 19 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1215 PM MST FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR PEOPLE IN 
THE FOLLOWING COUNTY

IN ARIZONA...
     NORTH CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ

AT 1105 AM MST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN 
OVER NORTH CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ COUNTY...OR ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 
SONITA. THIS STORM HAS PARTICULARLY AFFECTED STATE HIGHWAY 82 AS 
RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF UP TO ONE INCH HAS OCCURRED IN THIS AREA. 
MOVEMENT OF THIS THUNDERSTORM IS TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH.

FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AND FLOOD-PRONE
ROADWAYS IS EXPECTED. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS. SLOW DOWN AND 
ALLOW EXTRA STOPPING DISTANCE.

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.