Flash Flood Warning

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Tucson AZ 601 PM MST Thu Jul 25 2024 The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Pima County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 900 PM MST. * At 601 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated between 1.00 and 1.50 inches of rain in the last 30 minutes from thunderstorms in Redington Pass between the Catalina and Rincon Mountains. Rainfall runoff will rapidly drain into the upper reaches of both the Agua Caliente Wash and Tanque Verde Washes. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly, especially in the drainages that drain into the Agua Caliente and Tanque Verde washes and portions of Redington Road. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Tucson and Tanque Verde. This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations... Agua Caliente Wash from Soldier Trail to Ft Lowell, Wentworth Rd at Tanque Verde Wash, Tanque Verde Loop Rd at Tanque Verde Wash and Limberlost Rd from Soilder Trail to Homestead Ave. This includes the following streams and drainages... Tanque Verde Wash, Chimney Rock Creek and Agua Caliente Wash. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3227 11058 3224 11072 3223 11077 3224 11079 3227 11075 3231 11073 3233 11069 3235 11060 3231 11057 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE