Flash Flood Warning for Pima, AZ
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- Pima
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What is happening
At 1044 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Washes, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
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Bulletin details
At 1044 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Tucson, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tanque Verde, Vail, Saguaro National Park East, Rita Ranch and Mescal. This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 266 and 277...and between mile markers 289 and 296. This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations... Harrison Rd at Pantano Wash, Wentworth Rd at Tanque Verde Wash, Tanque Verde Loop Rd at Tanque Verde Wash, Old Spanish Trl at Rincon Creek, Escalante Rd at Atterbury Wash, Camino Loma Alta at Rincon Creek, Drexel Rd east of Alvernon Way, Freeman Rd between Broadway and Old Spanish Trail and Old Spanish Trail at Jeremy Wash. Flash flooding is occurring with at least one swift water rescue on Spanish Trail near Rincon Valley.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 10:44PM MST until August 6 at 12:45AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 9:52PM MST until August 6 at 12:45AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Tucson AZ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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