...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, AGUILA VALLEY, APACHE
JUNCTION/GOLD CANYON, BUCKEYE/AVONDALE, CAVE CREEK/NEW RIVER,
CENTRAL PHOENIX, DEER VALLEY, DRIPPING SPRINGS, FOUNTAIN
HILLS/EAST MESA, GILA BEND, GLOBE/MIAMI, MAZATZAL MOUNTAINS,
NEW RIVER MESA, NORTH PHOENIX/GLENDALE, NORTHWEST PINAL
COUNTY, PINAL/SUPERSTITION MOUNTAINS, RIO VERDE/SALT RIVER,
SAN CARLOS, SCOTTSDALE/PARADISE VALLEY, SONORAN DESERT
NATIONAL MONUMENT, SOUTH MOUNTAIN/AHWATUKEE, SOUTHEAST GILA
COUNTY, SOUTHEAST VALLEY/QUEEN CREEK, SUPERIOR, THE EAST
VALLEY OF THE PHOENIX METRO AREA, THE NORTHWEST VALLEY OF THE
PHOENIX METRO AREA, TONOPAH DESERT, TONTO BASIN, AND WEST
PINAL COUNTY.

* FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TO THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST CELLS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN, WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLOODING
OF WASHES AND CREEKS, ALONG WITH URBAN FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF WASHES, CREEKS AND
OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU
ARE IN THE WATCH AREA, YOU SHOULD WATCH THE WEATHER AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING
OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

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