Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 7:09PM MST until August 5 at 9:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 7:09pm
Expires:
August 5, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description:
At 709 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.8 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
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...
Elfrida and McNeal.
This includes Route 191 between mile markers 18 and 37.
This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations...
Davis Rd between HWY 80 & HWY 191.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Slavin Wash, Whitewater Draw, Ash Creek, Gadwell Canyon, Haberstock
Wash, Reeves Creek, Willow Wash, Henderson Wash, Walnut Gulch and
Clifford Wash.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain.
Washes, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
Area Description:
Cochise, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov