Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 17 at 2:57PM MST until July 17 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 17, 2026 - 2:57pm
Expires:
July 17, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
FFWTWC
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 600 PM MST.
* At 257 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
0.7 and 1.2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts
of 0.5 to 1 inch 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...
Whetstone.
This includes Route 82 between mile markers 52 and 61.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
San Pedro River, Babocomari River and Walnut Gulch.
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:
Cochise, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender: