8 FT WALL OF WATER HITS ORO VALLEY

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8 FT WALL OF WATER HITS ORO VALLEY

#1 Postby Arizwx » Fri Aug 01, 2003 8:26 pm

Breaking News:
18:00MST
Oro Valley Police+Pima County Sheriff Dept+Rural Metro Fire/Rescue+US
AF Reserve confirm an EIGHT FOOT WALL of water has entered Oro Valley thru the CDO(Canada del Oro)Wash from 2.7+in RA at Mt Lemmon.
This is a SERIOUS SITUATION>..not since 1982 has the wash run so hard or so fast thru a populated area.
Since then,hundreds of thousands have moved into the TUS Metro area..most in the path of the CDO WASH!
Several Helo crews are on site from my backyard to La Cholla/Overton rd near the Ol Ranchita.
Many Police/agencies/Rural Metro en route,
This is serious.Water flow in excess of 25kt!At Eight FEET during peak Rush hour traffic!

Oracle rd/Lambert Lane near me...is now flooded.Major High Water!
I can take 'Chaser 1' in 4wd Low to the hiking/bike trail along the wash less than a mile from here...and backside thru the desert(offroad) to view this from the levee..this should be quite a show!
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#2 Postby Stephanie » Fri Aug 01, 2003 8:45 pm

Be careful DJ! :o

Well, President Bush will have some other reason to come out to Oro Valley! Is the water coming down the major highways? Is it all coming directly from the mountain?
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#3 Postby Colin » Fri Aug 01, 2003 9:13 pm

Sounds nasty! :o Keep us updated!
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#4 Postby weatherlover427 » Fri Aug 01, 2003 11:34 pm

Whoa! :o An 8 FOOT wall of water! :o That is HUGE! Stay safe y'all out there ya hear!
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#5 Postby vbhoutex » Sat Aug 02, 2003 1:02 pm

DJ!!! Do you have an update for us??? Waiting anxiously to know!!
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#6 Postby SEAZSky » Sat Aug 02, 2003 3:49 pm

Hey D.J. -

I live near N. First Ave. and E. Palisades Rd., Oro Valley.

Since I am the designated NOAA Weather Radio WXL-30 162.40 mhz monitor (for malfunctions/outages) for the metro Tucson transmitter, I heard the first warning on the radio. NWS loaned me an $80. NWR receiver with EAS/SAME to perfom the monitoring - including the Wednesday tests.

I think that this kind of event (on the
CDO Wash) happened about 5 years ago.

When are they going to build the bridge
over the CDO Wash at La Cholla? Do we have
to wait until Oro Valley annexes that area?

Stan
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