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NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued August 19 at 7:35PM MST until August 19 at 9:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

FFWTWC

The National Weather Service in Tucson has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 915 PM MST.

* At 735 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen earlier in the evening. 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...
Benson, St. David and Kartchner Caverns State Park.

This includes the following highways...
Route 90 between mile markers 292 and 298. Route 80 between mile
markers 293 and 303. Interstate 10 between mile markers 306 and 307.

There have been reports of road impacts within the warned area.

Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
1467th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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