Benson Weather - Warnings / Advisories

FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 700 PM MST FRI JUL 25 2008

FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...
  SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY AND TOHONO OODHAM NATION. IN SOUTHEAST
  ARIZONA...COCHISE COUNTY...NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY...SANTA
  CRUZ COUNTY...TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY AND UPPER GILA
  RIVER VALLEY.
* FROM 11 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
* 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. HEAVY DOWNPOURS ASSOCIATED WITH
  REMNANT TROPICAL SYSTEMS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME...DAY OR
  NIGHT... AS WELL AS 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 WOULD RESULT IN AT LEAST SOME FLASH FLOOD PROBLEMS.
* FLOODING OF WASHES AND URBAN AREAS ARE POSSIBLE.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING TO DEVELOP...BUT HAS NOT YET OCCURRED.
PLEASE MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT
QUICKLY. TURN AROUND AND TAKE ANOTHER ROUTE.
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