Full Notification

FFWTWC The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Pima County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 800 PM MST.

* At 448 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. 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, Drexel Heights, Pascua Pueblo Yaqui Reservation, San Xavier Community, Tucson Mountain Park, Tucson Estates and San Xavier Mission. This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations... Santa Clara Ave at El Vado Wash, Mission Rd from Valencia Rd to San Xavier Rd and Black Wash at S Camino de Oeste. This includes the following highways... Interstate 19 between mile markers 56 and 62. Route 86 between mile markers 168 and 171. This includes the following streams and drainages... West Branch Santa Cruz River and Santa Cruz River.

* AFFECTED AREAS: PIMA, AZ

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.