Flash Flood Warning 82, NWS Tucson, AZ

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WGUS75 KTWC 272323
FFSTWC

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

AZC019-280100-
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PIMA AZ-
423 PM MST WED AUG 27 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MST FOR
NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY...

AT 412 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE 
CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA...AS WELL AS 
THE RINCON MOUNTAINS AND THE REDDINGTON PASS AREA. A TRAINED 
WEATHER SPOTTER AT BROADWAY AND PANTANO REPORTED AN INCH OF RAIN HAD 
FALLEN IN ONLY 30 MINUTES. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN 
1.00 AND 1.75 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 
SPEEDWAY AND IRVINGTON AND WILMOT TO HARRISON ROADS ON THE EAST SIDE 
OF THE CITY.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAIN IN THE CITY...STRONG STORMS EARLIER IN 
THE RINCON MOUNTAINS AND REDDINGTON PASS PRODUCED BETWEEN 1.00 AND 
2.00 INCHES OF RAIN.

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL 
PIMA COUNTY INCLUDING THE TUCSON METRO AREA UNTIL 445 PM MST.

LAT...LON 3245 11100 3251 11046 3212 11045 3205 11076
      3201 11108

$$

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WGUS75 KTWC 280034
FFSTWC

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

AZC019-280100-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIMA AZ-
534 PM MST WED AUG 27 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MST FOR
NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY...

AT 524 PM MST...AN AUTOMATED GAGE ALONG THE PANTANO WASH NEAR VAIL 
REPORTED THE PANTANO WASH WAS OUT OF ITS BANKS FROM THE HEAVY 
RAINFALL. IN ADDITION TO THIS AUTOMATED REPORT...A TRAINED WEATHER 
SPOTTER ALONG CIENEGA CREEK ALSO REPORTED IT WAS ALSO OUT OF ITS 
BANKS. THIS HEAVY FLOW WILL MAKE ITS WAY NORTH ALONG THE PANTANO 
WASH INTO THE TUCSON METRO AREA. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH 
FLOODING ALONG THE HARRISON CROSSING OF THE PANTANO WASH WITHIN THE 
NEXT HOUR.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS THROUGH RUNNING WATER OF 
UNKNOWN DEPTH. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE TO 
BYPASS THIS WASH CROSSING.    

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 3245 11100 3251 11046 3212 11045 3205 11076
      3201 11108

$$

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