NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued September 29 at 3:16PM MST until September 30 at 3:15AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Graham County in southeastern Arizona...
Northeastern Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
East Central Pinal County in southeastern Arizona...
* WHEN...Until 315 AM MST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be
passable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 316 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring in
the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Peridot, Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness, Bylas, Klondyke, Calva and
San Carlos Reservoir.
- This includes Route 70 between mile markers 272 and 297.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1768th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days