Flash Flood Warning 64, NWS Tucson, AZ

Issued

Sep 8, 2014, 9:25 AM MST (16:25 UTC)

Expired

Sep 8, 2014, 11:15 AM MST

In force

110 min

Issued by

NWS Tucson, AZ

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Pima County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

883 
WGUS55 KTWC 081625
FFWTWC
AZC019-021-081815-
/O.NEW.KTWC.FF.W.0064.140908T1625Z-140908T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
925 AM MST MON SEP 8 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...
  CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...

* UNTIL 1115 AM MST

* AT 922 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM
  THE NORTH SIDE OF TUCSON...NORTH ACROSS THE CATALINA MOUNTAINS..
  THROUGH ORACLE TO MAMMOTH AND DUDLEYVILLE. EXPECT RAINFALL RATES
  OF OVER AN INCH IN 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. MOVEMENT OF THE 
  THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SAN
  MANUEL...ORACLE AND MAMMOTH

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3262 11089 3294 11073 3272 11054 3225 11079
      3232 11086 3227 11098 3241 11095

$$
ZELL

101 
WGUS75 KTWC 081702
FFSTWC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1002 AM MST MON SEP 8 2014

AZC019-021-081815-
/O.CON.KTWC.FF.W.0064.000000T0000Z-140908T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIMA AZ-PINAL AZ-
1002 AM MST MON SEP 8 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM MST FOR
CENTRAL PINAL AND NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTIES...

AT 948 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING
FROM THE TUCSON METRO AREA...NORTH THROUGH CATALINA...TO ORACLE...TO
DUDLEYVILLE. AUTOMATED GAGES AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE THAT 
BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ON THE NORTH SIDE 
OF CATALINA MOUNTAINS IN THE LAST HOUR...WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS IN 
THE LAST 2 HOURS APPROACHING 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THIS AREA. 
MOVEMENT OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CATALINA...
SADDLEBROOKE...SAN MANUEL...ORACLE AND MAMMOTH

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3262 11089 3294 11073 3272 11054 3225 11079
      3232 11086 3227 11098 3241 11095

$$
ZELL

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