FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
814 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR FOR
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
.A COMPLEX UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES WHILE MOIST UNSTABLE AIR FLOWS INTO
THE REGION. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY
AND TONIGHT WILL MOVE SLOWLY AND PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN. BECAUSE OF
RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND SATURATED SOILS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
AND FAR WEST TEXAS...THERE IS AN ELEVATED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING
ALONG ARROYOS...STREAMS...DRAINAGES...IN LOW LYING AREAS AND
ROADWAYS...AND EVEN SOME BUILDINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
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SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...
ALAMOGORDO...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON...LORDSBURG...
DEMING...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
814 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NEW MEXICO...SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION...
SOUTHERN DESERT...SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST
DESERT/BOOTHEEL...SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN...SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION AND TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN
DESERT. IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS...EL PASO AND HUDSPETH.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING
* AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
WHILE MOIST UNSTABLE AIR FLOWS INTO THE AREA. ABUNDANT MOISTURE
AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
STORMS. HEAVY RAIN AND SLOW STORM MOTION COMBINED WITH NEARLY
SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS WILL ELEVATE THE FLASH FLOOD
POTENTIAL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED TWO INCHES PER HOUR
FROM SOME STORMS DURING THIS PERIOD WITH AS MUCH AS THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS.
* POTENTIAL FLASH FLOOD IMPACTS INCLUDE FLOODING IN AND NEAR
NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS AND DRAINAGES...STREAMS AND LOW LYING
AREAS. HIGHWAYS...CITY STREETS...AND COUNTY ROADS MAY BECOME
IMPASSABLE...LOW WATER CROSSING WILL BE MOST EFFECTED.
HYDROLOGIC CONCERNS MAY ALSO INCREASE ALONG THE RIO GRANDE AS
HEAVY RUNOFF CAUSES THE RIVER TO RISE DOWNSTREAM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
&&
$$
ROGASH
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
737 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TODAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT...
.ABUNDANT SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO TODAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO
HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS. AS SOILS BECOME EVER MORE SATURATED...THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING INCREASES. SATURATED SOILS ALSO
RAISE THE LIKELIHOOD FOR MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP
TERRAIN.
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CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...
MONTROSE...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...GUNNISON...
CIMARRON...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...
SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...
DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...
MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
737 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF COLORADO AND UTAH...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
COLORADO...ANIMAS RIVER BASIN...CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE
RIVER BASIN...FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER...NORTHWEST SAN
JUAN MOUNTAINS...PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER...SAN JUAN
RIVER BASIN...SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU
AND DALLAS DIVIDE...UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY AND WEST ELK AND
SAWATCH MOUNTAINS. IN UTAH...ARCHES/GRAND
FLAT...CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES...LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS
AND SOUTHEAST UTAH.
* FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING
* HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY NEAR STEEP TERRAIN AND
IN NARROW SLOT CANYONS.
* MUD AND ROCK SLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS SOILS BECOME SATURATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
&&
$$
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
448 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES TODAY AND THIS EVENING...
.UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH WESTERN NEW
MEXICO TODAY WITHIN A DEEP PLUME OF MONSOON MOISTURE ENHANCING THE
POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING. IN ADDITION...A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WILL PROVIDE A FOCUS
FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCATIONS WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED FROM
RECENT RAIN WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING FROM
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS. THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THE
MONSOON MOISTURE SURGE MAY LINGER ACROSS NEW MEXICOS WESTERN AND
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU ON SUNDAY...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR MORE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.
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NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
448 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY...NORTHERN SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...NORTHWEST
PLATEAU...SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY...SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500
FEET...SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...WEST
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...WEST CENTRAL
PLATEAU AND WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING
* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND
FLASH FLOODING WILL INCREASE OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY BECOMING
MOST NUMEROUS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN ABOUT AN
HOUR.
* TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE SUDDEN WATER RISES AND THE POSSIBLE
OVERFLOW OF DITCHES...ARROYOS AND SMALL STREAMS. IN TOWN
STREETS...UNDERPASSES AND INTERSECTIONS MAY FLOOD. LOW LYING
AREAS AND ADJACENT STRUCTURES WILL ALSO BE PRONE TO FLASH
FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH
FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
&&
$$
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
334 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
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KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-
COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-
OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-BLACK MESA AREA-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE...
LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE...
PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO...
CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...
WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...
ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...
HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP...
PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE...
CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA...NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...
KYKOTSMOVI
334 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* COCONINO...YAVAPAI...NAVAJO...APACHE...AND NORTHERN GILA
COUNTIES.
* THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING
* A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. STORMS WILL BE
SLOW MOVING WHICH WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF FLASH
FLOODING. RAINFALL RATES MAY EXCEED 3 INCHES AN HOUR.
* SEVERAL FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES
WERE ISSUED ON FRIDAY ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. AREA
RIVERS...CREEKS...STREAMS...AND WASHES ARE RUNNING HIGH...AND
THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL HAVE AN EVEN
EASIER TIME CONTRIBUTING TO RUNOFF TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT DEVELOPING CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE
LOCATED ALONG AREA CREEKS...RIVERS OR OTHER FLASH FLOOD PRONE
AREAS...SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE
ISSUED.
&&
$$
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
325 AM PDT SAT JUL 31 2010
.THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN MOVE IN OR FORM ACROSS MOHAVE
COUNTY BY LATE THIS MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL.
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NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
325 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON MST TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING AREAS...NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU.
* FROM NOON MST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING
* THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM OR MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING ARE EXPECTED SHOW VERY SLOW MOVEMENT. THIS
COMBINED WITH RAINFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH AN HOUR COULD
PRODUCE FLASH FLOOD PROBLEMS.
* PEOPLE IN OR TRAVELING THROUGH MOHAVE COUNTY AND OTHERS ENGAGED
IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...ESPECIALLY NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY AND
AREAS EAST OF KINGMAN...SHOULD BE AWARE THAT LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER OVER THE ROADWAYS...PONDING...AND
FLOWING WATER IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES OR ACROSS LOW WATER
CROSSINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION
AND PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL.
&&
$$
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
414 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
UTZ013-016-019>021-518-311815-
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SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
414 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
UTAH...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...THE SAN RAFAEL
SWELL...CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK...GLEN CANYON RECREATION
AREA AND LAKE POWELL...VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST UTAH...UTAHS
DIXIE...ZION AND BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARKS...THE SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS.
* FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING
* AN EXTREMELY MOIST AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF
SOUTHERN UTAH TODAY WITH NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED IN THE
MOUNTAINS. THESE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED
FLASH FLOOD RISK ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN UTAH THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE WATCH AREA TODAY
SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE FLASH FLOOD RISK AND AVOID
LOCATIONS...SUCH AS SLOT CANYONS...SMALL STREAMS...AND DRY
WASHES...THAT ARE PARTICULARLY PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING. EXTRA
CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN IF OUTDOOR RECREATION IS IN YOUR PLANS
TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
&&
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
238 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
AZZ019-029>035-312145-
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NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORACLE...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...AJO...
SELLS...TUCSON...NOGALES...SIERRA VISTA
238 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY...TOHONO OODHAM NATION AND WESTERN PIMA
COUNTY. IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...COCHISE COUNTY...NORTHERN
GREENLEE COUNTY...SANTA CRUZ COUNTY...TUCSON
METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY AND UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING
* EVEN AS STORMS DIMINISH THIS MORNING...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATER IN THE DAY. ANY
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL CAUSE
EVEN GREATER FLOODING CONCERNS...EVEN FOR ISOLATED INDIVIDUAL
STORMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING FAVORABLE
FOR WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING TO DEVELOP. MONITOR FORECASTS
CLOSELY AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS
ARE ISSUED.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT
QUICKLY. TURN AROUND AND TAKE ANOTHER ROUTE.
&&
$$
MEYER
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
523 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ARIZONA...
SANTA CRUZ RIVER AT CORTARO AFFECTING PIMA AND PINAL COUNTIES
SANTA CRUZ RIVER AT TRICO ROAD AFFECTING PIMA AND PINAL COUNTIES
.HEAVY FLOW UPSTREAM AS WELL AS INPUT FROM RILLITO CREEK WILL COMBINE
TO CONTINUE TO PUSH THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER FROM CORTARO TO TRICO ROAD
NEAR FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT:
HTTP://AHPS2.WRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=TWC
&&
AZC019-021-010009-
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523 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER AT CORTARO.
* UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 4:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...AFTER FALLING BRIEFLY THIS MORNING THE RIVER IS
EXPECTED TO HAVE A SECONDARY SPIKE...CRESTING NEAR 19.0
FEET AROUND 7:30 AM AND THEN FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
LATE MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...BANK EROSION NEAR INA ROAD SUBDIVISIONS
WHERE SOIL CEMENT IS NOT PRESENT IS LIKELY.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE
SANTA CRUZ
CORTARO 19 17.0 SAT 05 AM 13.7 9.7 8.0
$$
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
753 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
AZC019-021-311645-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIMA AZ-PINAL AZ-
753 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A
* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS IN...
CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...TOHONO OODHAM NATION
SOUTHERN PINAL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...
* UNTIL 945 AM MST
* AT 745 AM MST...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW AN AREA OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAINFALL EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN ONE-HALF OF
THE TOHONO OODHAM NATION INTO SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL HAS BEEN NEAR ELOY SOUTHWEST TO VENTANA IN FAR NORTH
CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF ONE-HALF OF AN INCH
TO ONE INCH.
THIS RAINFALL COMBINED WITH MOIST SOILS MAY RESULT IN THE FLOODING
OF LOW-LYING AREAS AND ELEVATED FLOWS IN WASHES FOR THE NEXT COUPLE
OF HOURS.
THIS SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EXPANDS THE ONE ISSUED EARLIER FOR
CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY.
REMEMBER...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS IN
WASHES AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
&&
LAT...LON 3252 11222 3268 11222 3268 11216 3272 11215
3272 11205 3277 11205 3277 11188 3279 11187
3279 11178 3272 11178 3274 11167 3309 11117
3310 11084 3197 11218 3201 11293 3252 11294
$$
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
655 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
AZC005-025-311645-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
YAVAPAI AZ-COCONINO AZ-
655 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
CENTRAL COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...
NORTH CENTRAL YAVAPAI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA...
* UNTIL 945 AM MST
* AT 649 AM MST...RADAR INDICATED PERSISTENT MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG INTERSTATE 40 NEAR WILLIAMS. THE LOCAL POLICE
DEPARTMENT IS ALSO REPORTING STREET FLOODING IN WILLIAMS.
* MODERATE RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH 8 AM
MST THIS MORNING WITH HIGH WATER LEVELS IN LOCAL AREA WASHES AND
CREEKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...JOHNSON
CREEK...MARTIN DAM DRAW...CATARACT CREEK...MEATH WASH...DOGTOWN WASH
AND WEST CATARACT CREEK.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
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LAT...LON 3536 11243 3539 11213 3518 11210 3514 11237
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RB
