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WWUS85 KTWC 142053
SPSTWC
AZZ029-031>034-150400-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
153 PM MST THU AUG 14 2003

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 
NUMBER 859 FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM MST. 
THIS WATCH INCLUDES SOUTHEAST PINAL...SANTA CRUZ AND PIMA COUNTIES.

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE ENTIRE TUCSON METRO AREA...AJO...SELLS... 
ELOY...ORACLE...AND NOGALES.

CONDITIONS HAVE BECOME FAVORABLE FOR LARGE HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN 
DIAMETER...WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAINS IN THIS 
AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THIS SAME AREA UNTIL 
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS 
ISSUED.
 
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