Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 9 at 6:52PM MST until September 9 at 9:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 9, 2026 - 6:52pm
Expires:
September 9, 2026 - 9:45pm
Description:
FFWTWC
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 945 PM MST.
* At 652 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain in the Whetstone and Fairbank area. Between 1 and 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...
Whetstone, Huachuca City, Fairbank and Charleston.
This includes the following highways...
Route 90 between mile markers 300 and 313. Route 80 between mile
markers 306 and 313. Route 82 between mile markers 49 and 67.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Slaughter House Wash, Middle Canyon Wash, Babocomari River,
Escalante Wash, San Pedro River, Walnut Gulch, Willow Wash and
Clifford Wash.
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