Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 10:44PM MST until August 6 at 12:45AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 10:44pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 12:45am
Description:
At 1044 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
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...
Tucson, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tanque Verde, Vail, Saguaro
National Park East, Rita Ranch and Mescal.
This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 266 and 277...and
between mile markers 289 and 296.
This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations...
Harrison Rd at Pantano Wash, Wentworth Rd at Tanque Verde Wash,
Tanque Verde Loop Rd at Tanque Verde Wash, Old Spanish Trl at Rincon
Creek, Escalante Rd at Atterbury Wash, Camino Loma Alta at Rincon
Creek, Drexel Rd east of Alvernon Way, Freeman Rd between Broadway
and Old Spanish Trail and Old Spanish Trail at Jeremy Wash.
Flash flooding is occurring with at least one swift water rescue on
Spanish Trail near Rincon Valley.
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
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov