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AZC013-270815-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ

1115 PM MST TUE AUG 26 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTH CENTRAL MARICOPA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA



* UNTIL 115 AM MST WEDNESDAY



* AT 1115 PM MST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN OVER CIRCLE CITY...EXTENDING TO THE EAST TO AROUND LAKE       

  PLEASANT. AN AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGE IN CIRCLE CITY RECORDED NEARLY   

  1.6 INCH OF RAIN SINCE 10:15 PM...AND WEATHER RADAR INDICATES 1.5  

  TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM CIRCLE CITY TO NEAR LAKE     

  PLEASANT.  



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE CIRCLE CITY...               

  MORRISTOWN...HIGHWAY 74...AND ROUTE 60 BETWEEN WITTMAN AND         

  WICKENBURG



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK 

HIGHER GROUND. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO 

RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING 

IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD 

WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS 

RISING.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

PHOENIX.



LAT...LON 3375 11265 3381 11247 3380 11231 3389 11229

          3394 11248 3384 11272



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