Flash Flood Warning for Cochise, AZ
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- Cochise
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- Severe
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What is happening
At 948 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly....
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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Bulletin details
At 948 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Douglas, Bisbee, Naco, Bisbee-Douglas Airport, Pirtleville and McNeal. This includes the following highways... Route 80 between mile markers 337 and 393. Route 191 between mile markers 1 and 18. Route 92 between mile markers 349 and 355. This includes the following streams and drainages... Whitewater Draw, Leslie Creek, Gadwell Canyon, Mulberry Canyon, Black Draw, San Pedro River, Danger Wash, Big Bend Creek, Silver Creek, Spring Creek, Cottonwood Creek and Buck Creek.
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Official revisions
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 9:48PM MST until August 6 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Official revision - Update
Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 9:07PM MST until August 6 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Official revision - Alert
Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 8:54PM MST until August 6 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Tucson AZ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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