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Flash Flood Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Sun 07/28/2024 03:47 PM EDT

End Time

Sun 07/28/2024 07:00 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Impacts

High impact

Flash floodradar and gauge indicated
Flash flood damage threatconsiderable

Locations Affected

Coronado National Memorial, AZ ∙ Hereford, AZ ∙ Miller Peak, AZ ∙ Palominas, AZ ∙ Miracle Valley, AZ ∙ Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Tucson AZ 1247 PM MST Sun Jul 28 2024 The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 400 PM MST. * At 1247 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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, Coronado National Memorial and Ramsey Canyon Preserve. This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations... Moson Rd from HWY 90 and Hereford Rd. This includes Route 92 between mile markers 324 and 340. This includes the following streams and drainages... San Pedro River and Spring Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && LAT...LON 3146 11034 3150 11030 3153 11024 3154 11013 3149 11011 3141 11009 3134 11013 3134 11020 3133 11030 3139 11030 3143 11034 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE