Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 27 at 6:15PM MST until August 27 at 9:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 27, 2026 - 6:15pm
Expires:
August 27, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description:
FFWTWC
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Eastern Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 915 PM MST.
* At 615 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.2 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...
Tucson, Flowing Wells, South Tucson and Tucson Mountain Park.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 19 near mile marker 63. Interstate 10 between mile markers
251 and 255...and near mile marker 260.
This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations...
Camino de Oeste from Sweetwater to Gates Pass and Ironwood Hills Dr
from Shannon to Camino de Oeste.
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