WGUS85 KTWC 230037 FLSTWC Flood Advisory National Weather Service Tucson AZ 537 PM MST Fri Dec 22 2023 AZC019-021-023-230430- /O.NEW.KTWC.FA.Y.0068.231223T0037Z-231223T0430Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Pima AZ-Pinal AZ-Santa Cruz AZ- 537 PM MST Fri Dec 22 2023 ...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of South Central and Southeast Arizona, including the following counties, in South Central Arizona, Pima and Pinal. In Southeast Arizona, Santa Cruz. * WHEN...Until 930 PM MST. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams and normally dry washes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 537 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is already occurring in the advisory area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Tucson, Catalina, Oro Valley, Marana, Sahuarita, Green Valley, Oracle, Casas Adobes, Drexel Heights, Flowing Wells, Tanque Verde, Vail, Saddlebrooke, Corona De Tucson, South Tucson, Three Points, Avra Valley, Saddlebrooke Ranch and Pascua Pueblo Yaqui Reservation. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route. Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Washes, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall. && LAT...LON 3262 11123 3260 11078 3245 11103 3232 11089 3240 11055 3173 11091 3170 11092 3166 11116 3159 11152 3203 11181 3249 11154 $$ WJM