Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 8:54PM MST until August 6 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 8:54pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 12:00am
Description:
FFWTWC
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until midnight MST.
* At 854 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.8 and 1.5 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...
Douglas, Bisbee, Naco, Bisbee-Douglas Airport, Pirtleville and
McNeal.
This includes the following highways...
Route 80 between mile markers 337 and 393. Route 191 between mile
markers 1 and 18. Route 92 between mile markers 349 and 355.
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.
Area Description:
Cochise, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov