Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 3 at 3:21PM MST until September 3 at 6:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 3, 2026 - 3:21pm
Expires:
September 3, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
FFWTWC
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 615 PM MST.
* At 321 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area, especially near the junction of
Arizona Route 181 and 186 near Chiricahua National Monument.
Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall
amounts up to 0.5 inches 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...
Arizona Route 181 and 186 leading to Chiricahua National Monument.
This includes the following highways...
Route 181 between mile markers 53 and 64. Route 186 between mile
markers 355 and 359.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Pinery Creek, Big Sand Wash, Turkey Creek, Witch Creek, West
Whitetail Creek and Fivemile Creek.
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