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Flash Flood Warning for Cochise, AZ; Santa Cruz, AZ

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Cochise, Santa Cruz
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Immediate
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What is happening

At 1059 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges....

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 1059 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. 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... Sierra Vista, Bisbee, Hereford, Naco, Fort Huachuca, Parker Canyon Lake, Palominas, Ramsey Canyon Preserve and Coronado National Memorial. This includes the following highways... Route 90 between mile markers 316 and 336. Route 80 between mile markers 327 and 340. Route 92 between mile markers 322 and 352. Route 83 between mile markers 3 and 8. This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations... Moson Rd from HWY 90 and Hereford Rd.

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2 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 10:59PM MST until August 6 at 1:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

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  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 9:58PM MST until August 6 at 1:00AM 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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