Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 8:07AM MST until August 6 at 1:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 8:07am
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description:
FFWTWC
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 100 PM MST.
* At 807 AM MST, local law enforcement reported cars stuck along
Brawley Wash and the Brawley Wash stream gauge near Three Points is
currently at 12.59 feet. Brawley Wash at Milewide Road is
forecasted to reach 4.59 feet by 10 AM. This is runoff from last
night's thunderstorms and flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Runoff from thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported and stream gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Roads and
structures immediately near Brawley Wash may be at risk of
flooding.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Three Points and Picture Rocks.
This includes Route 86 between mile markers 149 and 150.
This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations...
Manville Rd at Brawley Wash.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Robles Wash, Los, Blanco Wash and Brawley Wash.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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