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

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Applies to
Cochise, Santa Cruz
Effective
Ended
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Severe
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Immediate
Official certainty
Likely

What is happening

At 805 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. 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. 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 805 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. 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... Elgin, Parker Canyon Lake, Fort Huachuca and Canelo. This includes the following highways... Route 82 near mile marker 46. Route 83 between mile markers 3 and 26. This includes the following streams and drainages... Slaughter House Wash, Turkey Creek, Cienega Creek, Santa Cruz River and Babocomari River.

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 20 at 8:05PM MST until July 20 at 10:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 20 at 7:21PM MST until July 20 at 10:15PM 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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