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Flash Flood Warning for Cochise, AZ

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Cochise
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What is happening

At 653 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across much of western Cochise County. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by...

What the bulletin says to do

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.

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Bulletin details

At 653 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across much of western Cochise County. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. 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... Sierra Vista, Willcox, Whetstone, Huachuca City, St. David, Tombstone, Portal, Bowie, Dragoon, Pearce-Sunsites, Chiricahua National Monument, Kartchner Caverns State Park, Fort Huachuca, Cochise, Sunizona, Kansas Settlement, Rucker Canyon, Texas Canyon and Paradise. This includes the following highways... Route 90 between mile markers 296 and 331. Route 80 between mile markers 296 and 328...and between mile markers 400 and 413. Route 181 between mile markers 39 and 64. Route 191 between mile markers 31 and 89. Route 92 between mile markers 322 and 323. Interstate 10 between mile markers 309 and 389. Route 82 between mile markers 48 and 67. Route 186 between mile markers 327 and 359. This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations... Hwy 181 at Turkey Creek.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 3 at 6:53PM MST until August 3 at 8:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 3 at 5:13PM MST until August 3 at 8:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

    Official revision

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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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