Flash Flood Warning for Pima, AZ
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What you need to know
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- Pima
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- Official severity
- Severe
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- Immediate
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What is happening
At 443 AM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The AZGFD3 and Diamond Bell Ranch alert gauges have recorded 1.5 inches in the last hour and a half. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 443 AM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The AZGFD3 and Diamond Bell Ranch alert gauges have recorded 1.5 inches in the last hour and a half. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Three Points, Tucson Estates, Tucson Mountain Park and Ryan AirField. This includes the following highways... Route 86 between mile markers 146 and 160. Route 286 between mile markers 25 and 45. This includes the following streams and drainages... Alambre Wash, Cerro Prieto Wash, Saucito Wash, Altar Wash, Brown Wash, Brawley Wash, Banner Wash, Fresno Wash, Mendoza Wash, South Mendoza Wash and Soto Wash.
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Official revisions
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 31 at 4:43AM MST until August 31 at 7:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Official revision - Alert
Flash Flood Warning issued August 31 at 4:00AM MST until August 31 at 7:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
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Source and limitations
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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