Flash Flood Warning 53, NWS Tucson, AZ

000 
WGUS75 KTWC 070139
FFSTWC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
639 PM MST WED AUG 6 2008

AZC019-070300-
/O.CON.KTWC.FF.W.0053.000000T0000Z-080807T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIMA AZ-
639 PM MST WED AUG 6 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...

AT 628 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT THE STORMS THAT PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG HIGHWAY 19 SOUTH 
OF SELLS HAVE BEEN SLOWLY DIMINISHING. HOWEVER...OUTFLOW FROM THESE 
STORMS TRIGGERED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NORTH OF 
SELLS. RADAR WAS ESTIMATING THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF GREATER THAN 3 
INCHES PER HOUR MAY HAVE FALLEN WITH THE STORMS. THE TOHONO OODHAM 
NATION DISPATCHER REPORTED THAT A CALL WAS RECEIVED OF A PERSON 
DRIVING THROUGH A WASH ALONG HIGHWAY 19 AND GETTING THEIR VEHICLE 
STUCK...AND THAT EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE IN ROUTE.   

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VAMORI...
TOPAWA...SOUTH KOMELIK...KUPK...FRESNAL CANYON...COWLIC...CHOULIC AND
BIG FIELDS

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 3201 11226 3177 11149 3148 11148 3171 11222

$$

000 
WGUS75 KTWC 070252
FFSTWC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
752 PM MST WED AUG 6 2008

AZC019-070301-
/O.EXP.KTWC.FF.W.0053.000000T0000Z-080807T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIMA AZ-
752 PM MST WED AUG 6 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM MST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...

AT 750 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN OVER THE AREA HAD ENDED. THUS...THE 
FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3201 11226 3177 11149 3148 11148 3171 11222

$$

SMR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
230 PM MST WED AUG 6 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SUFFICIENT MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA FOR A
DAILY CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO NEXT WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...LOTS OF ACTION LAST NIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION...BUT THIS MORNINGS 12Z KTUS SOUNDING IS NOT QUITE AS
WORKED OVER AS WAS SHOWN AFTER OUR LAST EVENT SUNDAY. STARTING TO
SHOW A BIT MORE SHEAR WITH EASTERLY COMPONENT TO FLOW KICKING IN AT
MOST LEVELS NOW. PRECIPITABLE WATER HAS LOST A BIT...DOWN TO
1.62...AND PROBABLY WILL DRY MORE AS WE SEE DRIER AIR UPSTREAM IN
BOTH NEW MEXICO AND CHIHUAHUA PUSHING INTO EASTERN AREAS THIS
MORNING. EPZ WAS ACTUALLY JUST UNDER AN INCH. COMBINED WITH SLOWER
DEVELOPMENT DUE TO RECOVERING BOUNDARY LAYER ISSUES...EXPECT LESS
COVERAGE FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS TODAY BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE IS
UP A BIT. COULD HAVE SOME POTENTIAL ENERGY TO TAP INTO TONIGHT JUST
AFTER SUNSET...COVERAGE SHOULD CREEP BACK TOWARD THE SCATTERED RANGE
BEFORE SOME DEBRIS OVERNIGHT.

INVERTED TROUGH COMES INTO THE PICTURE BY FRIDAY WITH SECONDARY
IMPULSE ROTATING IN FROM THE EAST AHEAD OF THIS THURSDAY NIGHT. RAMP
UP AGAIN BY THURSDAY NIGHT (POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON) CARRYING INTO WHAT WILL PROBABLY BE A STRONG CONVECTIVE
WEEKEND WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS.

&&

.AVIATION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED
FOR TAF AMENDMENTS.

&&

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

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
235 PM MST WED AUG 6 2008

AZZ019-029>035-070700-
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
235 PM MST WED AUG 6 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL NOT BE AS WIDESPREAD AS
THURSDAY EVENING...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...AND MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH.
SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION...WHICH COMBINED WITH
THE SLIGHTLY FASTER STORM MOTIONS...WILL CAUSE A COUPLE OF THESE
STORMS TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE AND WIND
GUSTS OF 60 MPH. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE...ALTHOUGH THE FASTER STORM MOTIONS AND THE SLIGHTLY
DRIER AIRMASS SHOULD KEEP HEAVY RAINFALL COVERAGE RATHER LIMITED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE WEST FROM TEXAS AND
THE GULF OF MEXICO FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THESE DISTURBANCES
WILL TEND TO ENHANCE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AND INTENSITY STARTING
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND COULD CAUSE SOME STORMS TO LINGER OR
REDEVELOP LATE AT NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

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WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
217 PM MST WED AUG 06 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0206 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ORACLE                  32.62N 110.78W
08/06/2008                   PINAL              AZ   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES DOWNED BY HIGH WINDS

&&

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