Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 20 at 6:18PM MST until July 20 at 9:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 20, 2026 - 6:18pm
Expires:
July 20, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description:
FFWTWC
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 915 PM MST.
* At 618 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts
up 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...
Sierra Vista, Whetstone, Huachuca City and Fort Huachuca.
This includes the following highways...
Route 90 between mile markers 305 and 326. Route 92 between mile
markers 322 and 324. Route 82 between mile markers 47 and 60.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Slaughter House Wash, Babocomari River and San Pedro River.
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: