Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Tucson, AZ

Issued

Jul 27, 2014, 3:08 PM MST (22:08 UTC)

Expired

Jul 27, 2014, 5:00 PM MST

In force

112 min

Issued by

NWS Tucson, AZ

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Pima County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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298 
WGUS55 KTWC 272208
FFWTWC
AZC019-023-280000-
/O.NEW.KTWC.FF.W.0022.140727T2208Z-140728T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
308 PM MST SUN JUL 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...
  NORTHEASTERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...

* UNTIL 500 PM MST

* AT 300 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
  A VERY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM GENERATING EXTREMELY HEAVY
  RAIN NEAR HIGHWAY 82 NEAR AND EAST OF SONOITA AND NEAR TO NORTH
  OF ELGIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 1.5 INCHES WILL CAUSE
  FLASH FLOODING.

* THE STORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
CIENEGA CREEK...MUD SPRING CANYON...SONOITA
CREEK...FORTYNINE WASH...GARDNER CANYON AND TURKEY CREEK.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF WASHES
AND STREAMS...ROADS...CANYONS...AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS
AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

&&

LAT...LON 3187 11064 3181 11046 3161 11047 3166 11068

$$

MEYER

784 
WGUS75 KTWC 272254
FFSTWC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
354 PM MST SUN JUL 27 2014

AZC019-023-280000-
/O.CON.KTWC.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-140728T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SANTA CRUZ AZ-PIMA AZ-
354 PM MST SUN JUL 27 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PIMA AND NORTHEASTERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES...

AT 345 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL 
NEAR HIGHWAY 82 AND ELGIN JUST EAST OF SONOITA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN 
EXCESS OF 2 INCHES IS CAUSING FLOODING IN LOCATIONS SUCH AS CIENEGA 
CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...CIENEGA 
CREEK...MUD SPRING CANYON...SONOITA CREEK...FORTYNINE WASH...GARDNER 
CANYON AND TURKEY CREEK.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF WASHES 
AND STREAMS...ROADS...CANYONS...AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND 
LOW LYING SPOTS.

&&

LAT...LON 3187 11064 3181 11046 3161 11047 3166 11068

$$

MEYER

136 
WGUS75 KTWC 280006
FFSTWC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
506 PM MST SUN JUL 27 2014

AZC019-023-280014-
/O.EXP.KTWC.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-140728T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SANTA CRUZ AZ-PIMA AZ-
506 PM MST SUN JUL 27 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHEASTERN PIMA AND
NORTHEASTERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES...

THE STORM THAT PRODUCED HEAVY RAIN EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON HAS 
DISSIPATED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE AT 500 PM MST. HOWEVER...THE WASHES IN THE AREA WILL LIKELY 
CONTINUE TO FLOW FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO...BUT WATERS WILL CONTINUE 
TO RECEDE.  

LAT...LON 3187 11064 3181 11046 3161 11047 3166 11068

$$

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