Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 16 at 8:45PM MST until July 16 at 10:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 16, 2026 - 8:45pm
Expires:
July 16, 2026 - 10:45pm
Description:
At 845 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 of
0.2 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...
Ajo, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Why, Gunsight, Charco 27
and KuKatch.
This includes the following highways...
Route 85 between mile markers 41 and 72. Route 86 between mile
markers 53 and 62.
This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations...
Gibson Wash in Ajo and Gunsight Wash in Gunsight.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Pima, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender: