Benson Weather - Special Cases
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Date Issued: 127 PM MST FRI JUL 25 2008 Expiration: 700 AM MST SAT JUL 26 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A VERY MOIST AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THIS WEEKEND AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM DOLLY APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHEAST. ALTHOUGH THESE REMNANTS WILL NOT AFFECT SOUTHEAST ARIZONA UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN ADVANCE OF THESE REMNANTS WILL AID IN SATURATING THE GROUND. THIS WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO FLASH FLOOD DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM DOLLY MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE ABLE TO OCCUR DAY OR NIGHT...ALONG WITH RAINFALL RATES WELL OVER ONE INCH PER HOUR. MUCH OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE HALF OF AN INCH TO 1.5 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY SUNDAY EVENING. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD RESULT IN SOME FLASH FLOOD PROBLEMS. MORE CLIMATOLOGICAL CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED FOR MONDAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. |
