Flash Flood Warning 81, NWS Tucson, AZ

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WGUS75 KTWC 272318
FFSTWC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
418 PM MST WED AUG 27 2008

AZC019-280045-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIMA AZ-
418 PM MST WED AUG 27 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MST FOR EAST
CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...

AT 404 PM MST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH 
FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY NEAR 
SAHUARITA TO CORONA DE TUCSON. A WEATHER SPOTTER AT SAHUARITA ROAD 
AND HOUGHTON REPORTED OVER 1 INCH OF RAINFALL IN LESS THAN 20 
MINUTES. 

A THUNDERSTORM JUST WEST OF SAHUARITA AND NORTH OF GREEN VALLEY WAS 
SEVERE AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS ALONG 
WITH THE FLASH FLOODING. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 14 MPH.

REMEMBER...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.

LAT...LON 3187 11127 3201 11108 3204 11077 3211 11046
      3174 11046 3174 11129

$$

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WGUS75 KTWC 280045
FFSTWC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
545 PM MST WED AUG 27 2008

AZC019-280045-
/O.CON.KTWC.FF.W.0081.000000T0000Z-080828T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIMA AZ-
545 PM MST WED AUG 27 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MST FOR EAST
CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...

THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF THE FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING HAD END AND MOVED WEST TO OVER THE TOHONO OODHAM NATION. 
THUS...THE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM MST. REMEMBER THOUGH THAT 
RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER CAN STILL BE CAUSING HIGH 
FLOWS IN WASHES AND SMALL STREAMS IN THE AREA. FOR EXAMPLE...AN 
AUTOMATED GAUGE AT CIENEGA CREEK NEAR INTERSTATE 10 WAS SHOWING SOME 
ELEVATED FLOW THAT HAD MADE ITS WAY INTO THE PANTANO WASH NORTH OF 
THE WARNING AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM 
MST DUE TO WATER STILL FLOWING IN WASHES LIKE THE PANTANO. 

LAT...LON 3187 11127 3201 11108 3204 11077 3211 11046 3174 11046 
3174 11129

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
223 PM MST WED AUG 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...ABUNDANT MOISTURE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA WILL RESULT
IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TODAY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. SLOW DRYING
WILL LEAD TO A GRADUAL REDUCTION IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR THE
SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. HIGH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOUT
5 TO 7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TODAY WITH A WARMUP TO NEAR NORMAL
VALUES LATER THIS WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND LAST EVENINGS 00Z UPPER AIR
PLOTS INDICATE THE WEAK TROUGH IS CONTINUING TO SLIDE SLOWLY SOUTH
THROUGH ARIZONA. WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE STILL LINGERING FROM WHAT
WAS JULIO...WE SHOULD SEE ANOTHER FAIRLY ACTIVE DAY TODAY.
THEREFORE...I INCREASED THE POP GRIDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
A BIT.

MODELS SHOW THE TROUGH AXIS MOVING SOUTH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SOME DIFFERENCES REGARDING THE POSITION AND
STRENGTH OF THE TROUGH. AS THIS HAPPENS A RIDGE WILL PUSH EAST FROM
THE GREAT BASIN AND ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO. BY LATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THE GFS SHOWS THIS TROUGH AXIS A BIT FARTHER
SOUTH THAN EITHER THE NAM OR THE ECMWF. WITH THAT SAID...THE NAM &
EURO SOLUTIONS LOOK WETTER THAN THE GFS. THEREFORE...I INCREASED THE
POPS FOR THURSDAY AS WELL. GENERALLY WENT ABOUT 10 PERCENT HIGHER
FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN ZONES.

BY FRIDAY BOTH THE EURO & NAM SHOW THIS LOW/INVERTED TROUGH MOVING
BACK AROUND THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE HIGH ACROSS NORTHWESTERN
MEXICO...BUT THE EURO HAS THIS FEATURE MUCH FARTHER TO THE NORTH AND
WEST THAN DOES EITHER THE GFS OR NAM. WILL SEE A SLIGHT DECREASE IN
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGH SATURDAY...BUT AN APPROACHING PACIFIC
SYSTEM IS ADVERTISED BY BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF TO PUMP MOISTURE INTO
THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. MODELS HAVE BEEN
SUGGESTING THIS FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS OR SO. THEREFORE...I
DECIDED TO SHOW A SLIGHT UPSWING IN POPS FOR THE SUNDAY THROUGH
MONDAY TIME FRAME. THEREAFTER...SHOULD SEE A DOWNSWING IN ACTIVITY
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE SOUTH WITH PREVAILING WEST TO
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW BACK ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST FOR TUESDAY.

HIGHS WILL BE 5 TO 7 DEGS BELOW NORMAL TODAY...THEN NEAR NORMAL FROM
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THEREAFTER...EXPECT HIGHS TO BE 2 TO 4
DEGS BELOW NORMAL. LOWS WILL BE NEAR NORMAL FOR THURSDAY
MORNING...THEN 4 TO 6 DEGS ABOVE NORMAL FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
THEREAFTER...LOWS WILL ONLY BE 1 TO 2 DEGS ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.AVIATION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP AGAIN...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS WITH CIGS AS LOW AS
BKN030 AGL/VSBYS 1-3SM IN HEAVY RAIN. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT
UPDATED FOR TAF AMENDMENTS.

&&

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

MOLLERE

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
119 PM MST WED AUG 27 2008

AZZ019-029>035-281400-
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-
119 PM MST WED AUG 27 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WEAK TROUGH WHICH LIES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA WILL RESULT IN
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THE REMAINDER OF THIS
AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THIS EVENING THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE HEAVY
RAIN AND THE ASSOCIATED LOCALIZED FLOODING CONCERNS.
HOWEVER...STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE NEAR SOME OF THE
STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE TROUGH THAT CURRENTLY LIES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA WILL MOVE
TO OUR SOUTH THURSDAY. MEANWHILE...EXISTING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL REMAIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA AND RESULT IN A CONTINUATION
OF SCATTERED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME MORE NUMEROUS THIS WEEKEND AS DEEP
SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE WEST BRINGS
ADDITIONAL MOISTURE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON