Flash Flood Warning 64, NWS Tucson, AZ

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WGUS75 KTWC 282233
FFSTWC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
327 PM MST SAT JUL 28 2007

AZC019-021-290045-
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PIMA AZ-PINAL AZ-
327 PM MST SAT JUL 28 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PINAL AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES...

AT 325 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL 
ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN PIMA AND FAR SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTIES. THE 
STRONGEST STORMS WERE NOTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF TUCSON AS 
WELL AS THE AVRA VALLEY AREA AND BETWEEN SAHUARITA AND THREE POINTS. 
MOVEMENT WAS TO THE SOUTH AT ABOUT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS HAVE 
REPORTED NEARLY 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 
INCHES COMMON.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
TUCSON...SABINO CANYON...THREE POINTS...GREEN VALLEY...ORO 
VALLEY...MARANA...SILVER BELL...SAN MANUEL...ORACLE...MAMMOTH AND 
ESPECIALLY THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS IN AND AROUND THE GREATER 
TUCSON AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF 
WASHES...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS 
AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

LAT...LON 3174 11145 3175 11047 3280 11047 3247 11160

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WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

000 
WGUS75 KTWC 282328
FFSTWC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
418 PM MST SAT JUL 28 2007

AZC019-021-290045-
/X.CON.KTWC.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070729T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIMA AZ-PINAL AZ-
418 PM MST SAT JUL 28 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PINAL AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES...

AT 415 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS 
INDICATING THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN HAD 
MOVED INTO CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...WHICH INCLUDES THE TOHONO OODHAM 
NATION. HOWEVER...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES OVER MUCH OF 
EASTERN PIMA COUNTY INCLUDING THE TUCSON METRO AREA. EARLIER THIS 
AFTERNOON A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED RECEIVING 3.5 INCHES OF 
RAIN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SABINO CANYON ROAD AND KOLB. FLOW IN 
THE SABINO CANYON AREA IS HIGH WITH THE GAUGE AT THE SABINO CANYON 
DAM INDICATING THAT THE FLOW IS ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. 
PROPERTY IN THIS AREA WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED...AND PERSONS NEAR THE 
CANYON SHOULD EXPECT RAPID FLOW IN SABINO CANYON.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE 
TUCSON METRO AREA...SAN MANUEL...ORO VALLEY...ORACLE...MARANA AND 
MAMMOTH.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 3174 11145 3175 11047 3280 11047 3247 11160

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WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
MOLLERE