Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 16 at 5:33PM MST until July 16 at 8:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 16, 2026 - 5:33pm
Expires:
July 16, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description:
FFWTWC
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Graham County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 830 PM MST.
* At 533 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. 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 and automated gauges.
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...
Fort Grant, Mount Graham and Bonita.
This includes Route 266 between mile markers 115 and 126.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Aravaipa Creek, Frye Creek, Ash Creek, Marijilda Wash, Stockton
Wash, Twilight Creek, Kennedy Falls Wash, Gibson Creek, Jacobson
Creek, Noon Creek and High Creek.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or
creeks.
Area Description:
Graham, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender: