NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued August 3 at 6:53PM MST until August 3 at 8:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
At 653 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across much of western Cochise County. Between 1 and 2 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
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...
Sierra Vista, Willcox, Whetstone, Huachuca City, St. David,
Tombstone, Portal, Bowie, Dragoon, Pearce-Sunsites, Chiricahua
National Monument, Kartchner Caverns State Park, Fort Huachuca,
Cochise, Sunizona, Kansas Settlement, Rucker Canyon, Texas Canyon
and Paradise.
This includes the following highways...
Route 90 between mile markers 296 and 331. Route 80 between mile
markers 296 and 328...and between mile markers 400 and 413. Route 181
between mile markers 39 and 64. Route 191 between mile markers 31 and
89. Route 92 between mile markers 322 and 323. Interstate 10 between
mile markers 309 and 389. Route 82 between mile markers 48 and 67.
Route 186 between mile markers 327 and 359.
This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations...
Hwy 181 at Turkey Creek.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1503rd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
