Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 27 at 5:57PM MST until August 27 at 8:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 27, 2026 - 5:57pm
Expires:
August 27, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description:
At 557 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Tucson, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and South Tucson.
This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 256 and 259...and
between mile markers 261 and 262.
This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations...
Stone Ave at Mabel St.
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