Headline:
Flood Advisory issued September 30 at 9:26PM MST until October 3 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flood Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 30, 2026 - 9:26pm
Expires:
October 1, 2026 - 9:30am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Flood Advisory
for the following rivers in Arizona...
Gila River At Gila River at Duncan affecting Greenlee County.
For the Upper Gila...including Gila River at Duncan, Gila River near
Solomon...elevated river levels are forecast.
* WHAT...The Gila River is expected to exceed bankfull levels at 16
feet Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening due to excessive
rainfall that occurred in previous days.
* WHERE...Gila River at Gila River at Duncan.
* WHEN...From this evening to late Friday night.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, water could begin to damage the dike
structure that protects Duncan.
At 18.0 ft, water can reach near the top of the dike structure and
may cause erosion downstream of the bridge.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM MST Wednesday the stage was 15.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 18.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river will then fall to 12.4 feet early tomorrow
afternoon. It will rise to 17.2 feet tomorrow evening. It will
then fall and remain below flood stage.
- Action stage is 16.0 feet.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 930 AM MST.
Area Description:
Greenlee, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov