Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 10:59PM MST until August 6 at 1:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 10:59pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 1:00am
Description:
At 1059 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
0.1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. 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...
Sierra Vista, Bisbee, Hereford, Naco, Fort Huachuca, Parker Canyon
Lake, Palominas, Ramsey Canyon Preserve and Coronado National
Memorial.
This includes the following highways...
Route 90 between mile markers 316 and 336. Route 80 between mile
markers 327 and 340. Route 92 between mile markers 322 and 352. Route
83 between mile markers 3 and 8.
This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations...
Moson Rd from HWY 90 and Hereford Rd.
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; Santa Cruz, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov