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Flash Flood Warning for Pima, AZ

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Pima
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Immediate
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What is happening

At 721 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.8 and 1.8 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. 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.

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Bulletin details

At 721 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.8 and 1.8 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar 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... GuVo, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Why, Gunsight, Charco 27, KuKatch and San Simon West. This includes the following highways... Route 85 between mile markers 48 and 72. Route 86 between mile markers 53 and 75. This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations... Gunsight Wash in Gunsight. This includes the following streams and drainages... Sikort Chuapo Wash, Alamo Wash, Siovi Shuatak Wash, Kuakatch Wash, Pisinimo Wash, Pia Oik Wash, Growler Wash, Cuerda de Lena, Vamori Wash, Gu Vo Wash, Gunsight Wash, Hickiwan Wash, Aguajita Wash, San Simon Wash and Rio Cornez Wash.

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 10 at 7:21PM MST until August 10 at 9:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 10 at 6:01PM MST until August 10 at 9:00PM 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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