Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 10 at 6:01PM MST until August 10 at 9:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 10, 2026 - 6:01pm
Expires:
August 10, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
FFWTWC
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 900 PM MST.
* At 601 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.8 and 1.8 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...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
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...
GuVo, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Why, Gunsight, Charco
27, KuKatch and San Simon West.
This includes the following highways...
Route 85 between mile markers 48 and 72. Route 86 between mile
markers 53 and 75.
This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations...
Gunsight Wash in Gunsight.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Sikort Chuapo Wash, Alamo Wash, Siovi Shuatak Wash, Kuakatch Wash,
Pisinimo Wash, Pia Oik Wash, Growler Wash, Cuerda de Lena, Vamori
Wash, Gu Vo Wash, Gunsight Wash, Hickiwan Wash, Aguajita Wash, San
Simon Wash and Rio Cornez Wash.
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:
Pima, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov