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Flood Watch 4, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this flood watch at Aug 2, 2026, 8:59 PM MST for 4 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Aug 3, 2026, 2:00 PM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2026, 8:59 PM MST (03:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 3, 2026, 2:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2026, 10:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cochise County, AZ, Graham County, AZ, Pima County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ
The radar
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Aug 2, 1:58 PM MST, 7 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 1:58 PM MST, 7 hours 1 minute before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 8:59 PM MST | Blowing Dust Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz | 25 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:05 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Santa Cruz | 40 min |
| Aug 3, 2:21 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 2:26 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima, Santa Cruz | 49 min |
| Aug 3, 2:40 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:56 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Santa Cruz | 49 min |
| Aug 3, 3:04 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Cochise | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:08 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 3:32 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:39 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 26 min |
| Aug 3, 3:42 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise, Graham | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 4:08 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Pima | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:22 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 53 min |
| Aug 3, 4:28 PM MST | Dust Storm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:28 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 62 min |
| Aug 3, 4:38 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 4:43 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 4:59 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise, Pima, Santa Cruz | 46 min |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.