Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 10:22PM MST until August 6 at 1:15AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 10:22pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 1:15am
Description:
FFWTWC
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 115 AM MST.
* At 1022 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges 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 inch 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...
Benson, Whetstone, Huachuca City, St. David, Tombstone, Kartchner
Caverns State Park, Fort Huachuca, Mescal, Fairbank and Charleston.
This includes the following highways...
Route 90 between mile markers 290 and 316. Route 80 between mile
markers 294 and 327. Interstate 10 near mile marker 302...and between
mile markers 307 and 308. Route 82 between mile markers 47 and 67.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Area Description:
Cochise, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov