Updated:
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:32:26
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...
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NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...
PHOENIX...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...TOP-OF-THE-WORLD...
GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE
328 PM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHERN
GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS. IN SOUTH-CENTRAL
ARIZONA...GREATER PHOENIX AREA...NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY...
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST MARICOPA
COUNTY.
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT
* THE AIRMASS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA IS EXTREMELY WET AND
MODERATELY UNSTABLE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. EVEN MODERATE
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. SATURATED GROUND FROM PREVIOUS
RAINFALL WILL EXACERBATE THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAVY RAIN...AND WILL
CAUSE EVEN GREATER FLOODING CONCERNS. HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ALREADY
BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA THIS
AFTERNOON...AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS GREATER THAN ONE INCH HAVE
OCCURRED IN LESS THAN 45 MINUTES. SEVERAL URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOOD ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN THE WATCH AREA AS OF 3 PM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF WASHES...CREEKS AND OTHER
DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE
WATCH AREA...YOU SHOULD WATCH THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH
FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGER OF FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.
SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. WHEN DRIVING...TURN AROUND AND SEEK
ANOTHER ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN.
STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST FORECASTS BY LISTENING TO WEATHER RADIO
ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX ON THE INTERNET AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
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