Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 11 at 6:53PM MST until August 11 at 10:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 6:53pm
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description:
FFWTWC
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 1000 PM MST.
* At 653 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 1 inch 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...
Elfrida and Sunizona.
This includes the following highways...
Route 181 between mile markers 39 and 47. Route 191 between mile
markers 23 and 41.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Turkey Creek, Ash Creek, Pridham Creek, Stanford Creek and
Whitewater Draw.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Cochise, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov