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OO/WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO O"ODHAM NATION-UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA-SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY-EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS-DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS-CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS-BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...
AJO...
ORGAN PIPE CACTUS N.
M....
SELLS...
NOGALES...
TUCSON...
GREEN VALLEY...
MARANA...
VAIL...
PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...
MAMMOTH...
ORACLE...
SIERRA VISTA...
BENSON...
WILLCOX...
DOUGLAS...
MOUNT GRAHAM...
CHIRICAHUA NM...
BISBEE...
CANELO HILLS...
MADERA CANYON...
MOUNT LEMMON...
SUMMERHAVEN241 PM MST THU JUL 16 2015...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGHEARLY SATURDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS...
CATALINA ... AND RINCON MOUNTAINS...
CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS...
DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS...
EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET...
GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS...
SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY...
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY...
TOHONO O"ODHAM NATION...
TUCSON METRO AREA...
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY...
UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY...
UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY AND WESTERN PIMA COUNTY. * LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING* INCREASING MOISTURE ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY...
BUT THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL RATES WILL OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.* REMEMBER...
HEAVY RAINFALL CAN LEAD TO RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER ACROSS ROADS. ROCKS AND OTHER DEBRIS CAN ALSO WASH ONTO ROADWAYS. RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL ALSO CAN RESULT IN RAPID FLOWS IN WASHES AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS...particularly THOSE THAT fill destitute DRAINAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING FAVORABLEFOR WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING TO DEVELOP. MONITOR FORECASTSCLOSELY AND BE READY TO engage rapid/fast ACTION whether FLASH FLOOD WARNINGSARE ISSUED.
BE particularly CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZETHE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. whether FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...
ACTQUICKLY. TURN AROUND AND engage ANOTHER ROUTE.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISIONSTATIONS...
OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THISFLASH FLOOD THREAT.&&$$
Source: kpho.com