Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 9:48PM MST until August 6 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 9:48pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 12:00am
Description:
At 948 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...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
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.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Whitewater Draw, Leslie Creek, Gadwell Canyon, Mulberry Canyon,
Black Draw, San Pedro River, Danger Wash, Big Bend Creek, Silver
Creek, Spring Creek, Cottonwood Creek and Buck Creek.
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