Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 10:18PM MST until August 6 at 12:45AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 10:18pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 12:45am
Description:
FFWTWC
The National Weather Service in Tucson has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
North Central Santa Cruz County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 1245 AM MST.
* At 1018 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 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 indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Sahuarita, Green Valley, Amado and Arivaca Junction.
This includes Interstate 19 between mile markers 26 and 43.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Saucito Wash, Banner Wash, Bolas Blancas Wash, Seco, Arroyo, Old
Junction Wash, Brawley Wash, Box Canyon Wash, Altar Wash, Sopori
Wash, Demetrie Wash, Peitas Wash, Cerro Prieto Wash, Santa Cruz
River and Champurrado 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.
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:
Pima, AZ; Santa Cruz, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov