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WGUS55 KTWC 272159

FFWTWC

AZC019-272330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

257 PM MST WED AUG 27 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY IN ARIZONA

    THIS INCLUDES THE WEST SIDE OF TUCSON AND THE EAST SIDE OF MARANA



* UNTIL 430 PM MST



* AT 246 PM MST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED            

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WEST SIDE OF TUCSON    

  AND NEAR DOVE MOUNTAIN ON THE FAR EAST SIDE OF MARANA. BOTH        

  THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.



STREETS...UNDERPASSES AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES WILL FLOOD QUICKLY. 

SILVERBELL ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF TUCSON...AND TANGERINE ROAD EAST 

OF MARANA ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT 

DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS OF AROUND BARRICADES. IF THE ROAD AHEAD IS 

BLOCKED...TURN AROUND AND TAKE ANOTHER ROUTE.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING UPGRADES AND REPLACES THE URBAN AND SMALL

STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THIS AREA.



LAT...LON 3251 11122 3215 11099 3223 11099 3251 11107



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