Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 11 at 7:17PM MST until August 11 at 10:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 7:17pm
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 10:15pm
Description:
FFWTWC
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 1015 PM MST.
* At 717 PM MST, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain
has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.
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...
Douglas, Bisbee-Douglas Airport and Pirtleville.
This includes the following highways...
Route 80 between mile markers 353 and 373. Route 191 between mile
markers 1 and 16.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Whitewater Draw, Gadwell Canyon and Leslie Creek.
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
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov