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AZC027-202300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ

210 PM MST WED AUG 20 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHWEST YUMA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARIZONA



* UNTIL 400 PM MST



* AT 210 PM MST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

RAIN EXTENDING FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER SOUTH OF YUMA NORTHEAST 

TO NEAR FORTUNA FOOTHILLS. RAINFALLS IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR... 

AND RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WERE DETECTED BY 

YUMA DOPPLER RADAR BETWEEN 1 AND 2 PM. 



* CITIES AND LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE FORTUNA 

FOOTHILLS...LIGURTA...EAST PORTIONS OF YUMA...AND THE GILA AND 

LAGUNA MOUNTAINS...ALONG INTERSTATE 8 BETWEEN YUMA AND LIGURTA...AND 

STATE ROUTE 95.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS 

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL 

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 

PHOENIX.



LAT...LON 3244 11463 3236 11434 3277 11419 3286 11433

          3282 11449 3265 11466



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