Flash Flood Warning 46, NWS Tucson, AZ

000 
WGUS75 KTWC 030323
FFSTWC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
823 PM MST SAT AUG 2 2008

AZC009-030415-
/O.CON.KTWC.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-080803T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRAHAM AZ-
823 PM MST SAT AUG 2 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM MST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL GRAHAM COUNTY...

AT 810 PM MST...DRAINAGE FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE. 
RADAR ESTIMATES AND GAUGE REPORTS INDICATE FROM 1.50 TO 3.00 INCHES 
OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF 
MOUNT GRAHAM.

THIS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN MARIJILDA CANYON...NOON CREEK AND 
STOCKTON WASH. THIS FLOW OF WATER IS LIKELY IMPACTING LOW WATER 
CROSSINGS ALONG ROUTE 191 BETWEEN SAFFORD AND SWIFT TRAIL JUNCTION. 
ROUTE 366 FROM SWIFT WATER JUNCTION TO HEILOGRAPH PEAK MAY BE WASHED 
OUT...ESPECIALLY NEAR NOON CREEK. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SWIFT TRAIL
  JUNCTION AND MOUNT GRAHAM

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3279 10977 3275 10963 3273 10965 3254 10975
      3267 10996

$$

CS

000 
WGUS75 KTWC 030417
FFSTWC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
917 PM MST SAT AUG 2 2008

AZC009-030425-
/O.EXP.KTWC.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-080803T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRAHAM AZ-
917 PM MST SAT AUG 2 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GRAHAM
COUNTY...

DRAINAGE FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOWS IN 
AREA STREAMS AND WASHES. HOWEVER THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT HAS 
ENDED...AS THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.

LAT...LON 3279 10977 3275 10963 3273 10965 3254 10975
      3267 10996

$$

CS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
200 PM MST SAT AUG 2 2008

.SYNOPSIS...AMPLE MOISTURE AND FAVORABLE FLOW WILL BRING A DAILY
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA DURING THE
UPCOMING WEEK. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES TRENDING CLOSE TO NORMAL.

&&

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS
PLAINS WITH GENERALLY ELY FLOW OVER SRN AZ. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH AND EAST OF TUCSON THIS EVENING AND ISOLATED
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SE PINAL AND WRN/CENTRAL PIMA
COUNTIES...WITH ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS NOTED IN SWODY1...BOUNDARY LAYER TO BE
WELL MIXED OVER THE DESERTS OF SRN AZ THIS AFTERNOON. THUS POTENTIAL
EXISTS FOR STRONG TO SEVERE WIND GUSTS AND PERHAPS MARGINALLY SEVERE
HAIL DURING THE LATTER PART OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS
EVENING. SEVERE THREAT DIMINISHING MARKEDLY SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.
POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAINFALL BY EARLY SUNDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SANTA
CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES. THEREAFTER...MOISTURE AND FLOW SHOULD BE
SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN THE DAILY CYCLE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
DURING THE UPCOMING WEEK. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPS GENERALLY TRENDING
CLOSE TO NORMAL FOR EARLY AUGUST THROUGHOUT THIS FORECAST PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION...EXPECT SCATTERED TSRA/SHRA INTO THIS EVENING. CLOUD
DECKS GENERALLY 8-10K FT AGL WITH LOWER CEILINGS VICINITY TSRA.
VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 1SM AND BRIEF WIND GUSTS TO 50 KTS WITH
STRONGEST STORMS. BULK OF TSRA/SHRA TO END AFTER 03/07Z. LIGHT
DIURNALLY DRIVEN SURFACE WINDS OUTSIDE OF TSRA. AVIATION DISCUSSION
NOT UPDATED FOR TAF AMENDMENTS.

&&

.TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

BF

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