Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 8:30PM MST until August 5 at 10:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 8:30pm
Expires:
August 5, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description:
At 830 PM MST, the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain
across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen.
Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Public reported.
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...
Safford, Thatcher, Solomon, San Jose, Roper Lake State Park,
Safford Regional Airport, Pima, Central, Frye Mesa Dam and Swift
Trail Junction.
This includes the following highways...
Route 191 between mile markers 108 and 120. Route 70 between mile
markers 310 and 348.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Tidwell Wash, San Simon River, Gibson Creek, Noon Creek, Marijilda
Wash, Peck Wash, Coyote Wash, Lone Star Wash, Gila River, Ash
Creek, Watson Wash, Bigler Wash, Black Rock Wash, Stockton Wash,
Twilight Creek, Markham Wash, Frye Creek, Slick Rock Wash,
Patterson Wash, Jacobson Creek and Hot Springs 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:
Graham, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov