Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 9:22PM MST until August 6 at 12:15AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 9:22pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 12:15am
Description:
FFWTWC
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
Northeastern Santa Cruz County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 1215 AM MST.
* At 922 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of
0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding
is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Vail, Corona De Tucson and Sonoita.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 10 between mile markers 278 and 289. Route 82 between mile
markers 32 and 38. Route 83 between mile markers 33 and 58.
This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations...
Andrada Rd east of Wentworth Rd and Calle Rinconada Rd from Andrada
Rd to Sahuarita Rd.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Fortynine Wash, Santa Cruz River, Sonoita Creek, Cienega Creek, Mud
Spring Canyon, Babocomari River, Gardner Canyon, Pantano Wash and
Box Canyon Wash.
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:
Pima, AZ; Santa Cruz, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov