Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 9:52PM MST until August 6 at 12:45AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 9:52pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 12:45am
Description:
FFWTWC
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 1245 AM MST.
* At 952 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Tucson, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tanque Verde, Vail, Saguaro
National Park East, Rita Ranch and Mescal.
This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 266 and 277...and
between mile markers 289 and 296.
This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations...
Harrison Rd at Pantano Wash, Wentworth Rd at Tanque Verde Wash,
Tanque Verde Loop Rd at Tanque Verde Wash, Old Spanish Trl at Rincon
Creek, Escalante Rd at Atterbury Wash, Camino Loma Alta at Rincon
Creek, Drexel Rd east of Alvernon Way, Freeman Rd between Broadway
and Old Spanish Trail and Old Spanish Trail at Jeremy Wash.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 12:45 AM MST. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 12:45 AM MST. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description:
Pima, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov