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WGUS55 KTWC 142349

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AZC019-150245-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

448 PM MST THU AUG 14 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY IN ARIZONA

    THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TUCSON...ORO VALLEY



* UNTIL 745 PM MST



* AT 445 PM MST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF  

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY EXTENDING FROM THE BIOSPHERE TO THE  

  RINCON MOUNTAINS...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.



AUTOMATED GAGES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CATALINAS WERE REPORTING 

RAINFALL RATES OF AN INCH IN ONLY 10 MINUTES. A SPOTTER IN ORACLE 

REPORTED 1.80 INCHES IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES FROM THIS LINE. 



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THESE SLOW MOVING 

STORMS IN PORTIONS OF THE CANADA DEL ORO WASH...SABINO CREEK...AGUA 

CALIENTE...AND TANQUE VERDE BASINS. STREETS...UNDERPASSES AND 

NORMALLY DRY WASHES WILL FLOOD QUICKLY. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED 

AREAS OF AROUND BARRICADES. IF THE ROAD AHEAD IS BLOCKED...TURN 

AROUND AND TAKE ANOTHER ROUTE.



LAT...LON 3252 11064 3208 11048 3205 11099 3251 11121



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