Flash Flood Warning for Santa Cruz, AZ
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Applies to
- Santa Cruz
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Severe
- Official urgency
- Immediate
- Official certainty
- Likely
What is happening
FFWTWC The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Santa Cruz County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 115 AM MST. * At 1012 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen....
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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
FFWTWC The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Santa Cruz County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 115 AM MST. * At 1012 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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... Nogales, Rio Rico, Nogales International Airport and Kino Springs. This includes the following highways... Interstate 19 between mile markers 1 and 13. Route 82 between mile markers 1 and 10. This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations... Nogales Wash at Doe St Bridge and Pendleton Dr at Sonoita Creek. This includes the following streams and drainages... Sonoita Creek, Potrero Creek and Santa Cruz River.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Flash Flood Warning issued July 20 at 10:12PM MST until July 21 at 1:15AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Official revision
Source and limitations
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.
- CAP status
- Actual
- Message type
- Alert
- Last collected