Flash Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
346 WGUS75 KTWC 160053 FFSTWC Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Tucson AZ 553 PM MST Mon Jul 15 2024 AZC003-160300- /O.CON.KTWC.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-240716T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Cochise AZ- 553 PM MST Mon Jul 15 2024 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN COCHISE COUNTY... At 553 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the Sierra Vista area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Sierra Vista, Hereford, Fort Huachuca, Palominas and Ramsey Canyon Preserve. This includes the following highways... Route 90 between mile markers 317 and 318...and near mile marker 322. Route 92 between mile markers 322 and 346. This includes the following streams and drainages... Spring Creek and San Pedro River. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3135 11017 3145 11035 3158 11032 3152 11015 3138 10999 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE $$ WJM