Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 10 at 7:36PM MST until August 10 at 9:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 10, 2026 - 7:36pm
Expires:
August 10, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description:
At 736 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. 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...
San Miguel, Vamori, South Komelik, Choulic, Newfield, Coldfields,
Itak, Kots Kug, Papago Farms and Hashan Chuchg.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Chutum Vaya Wash, Baboquivari Wash, Big Wash, Topawa Wash, Vamori
Wash, Sells Wash, Chukut Kuk Wash and San Simon 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