Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 27 at 6:40PM MST until July 27 at 8:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 27, 2026 - 6:40pm
Expires:
July 27, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description:
FFWTWC
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 845 PM MST.
* At 640 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
between 1.00 and 1.50 inches of heavy rain along and near both
Highway 286 and Arivaca Roads in south central Pima county. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly, especially along
roadway dips and normally dry wases that drain into Arivaca Creek
and the Puertocito and Altar Washes.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Arivaca, Sasabe and Arivaca Lake.
This includes Route 286 between mile markers 1 and 32.
This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations...
Arivaca Rd from Arivaca Junction & HWY 286.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Pima, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov