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Why you don't cross flooded washes

Source info:

Author: Lee Allison
Date: 2010-03-01 22:38:00
Blog: Arizona Geology
URL: http://arizonageology.blogspot.com/2010/03/why-you-dont-cross-flooded-washes.html

Summary:

The El Niño rains have saturated the ground in southeastern Arizona, and new rainfall flows off quickly, producing hazardous road conditions.  The van in this picture was being driven on Happy Valley Road in the Eastern Rincon Mountains Feb. 23 when the driver tried to cross a flooded wash.  The current pushed the back end of the van downstream, rotating it about 110 degrees so that it pointed

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Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
Rincon MountainsUS32.132-110.52
southeastern ArizonaUS32.7692-110.471

Keywords:

happy valley, hazardous road conditions, rainfall, rincon mountains, southeastern arizona, t cross

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