Flash Flood Warning for Pima, AZ
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- Pima
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What is happening
At 712 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 1 inch 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. 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 712 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 1 inch 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, Sahuarita, Drexel Heights, Vail, Corona De Tucson, East Sahuarita, San Xavier Community, Summit, Tucson International Airport and San Xavier Mission. This includes the following highways... Interstate 19 between mile markers 42 and 58. Route 83 between mile markers 47 and 48...and between mile markers 52 and 58. This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations... Country Club Rd at Franco Wash, Houghton Rd from I-10 & Sahuarita Rd, Santa Clara Ave at El Vado Wash, Sahuarita Rd west of Wilmot Rd, Andrada Rd east of Wentworth Rd, Mission Rd from Valencia Rd to San Xavier Rd, Old Vail COnnection Rd at Franco Wash and Calle Rinconada Rd from Andrada Rd to Sahuarita Rd. Flash flooding is occurring within the warned area. Areas around Summit east toward Corona De Tucson are at greatest risk.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 19 at 7:12PM MST until August 19 at 9:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 19 at 6:19PM MST until August 19 at 9:15PM 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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