... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect 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.
* Through Sunday afternoon
* a very moist airmass is in place across Southeast Arizona this
weekend as the remnants of tropical system Dolly approach the
area from the southeast. The ground has become saturated in
many locations with heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours
ahead of this system. 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.
* 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.
