Flood Watch
SevereFlood Watch issued September 26 at 9:17PM MST until September 29 at 11:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Begins Until 3 days left
Areas Western Pima County Including Ajo/Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, AZ; Tohono O'odham Nation including Sells, AZ; Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys including Nogales, AZ; Tucson Metro Area including Tucson/Green Valley/Marana/Vail, AZ; South Central Pinal County including Eloy/Picacho Peak State Park, AZ; Southeast Pinal County including Kearny/Mammoth/Oracle, AZ; Upper San Pedro River Valley including Sierra Vista/Benson, AZ; Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet including Douglas/Willcox, AZ; Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys including Clifton/Safford, AZ; White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties including Hannagan Meadow, AZ; Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains including Mount Graham, AZ; Chiricahua Mountains including Chiricahua National Monument, AZ; Dragoon/Mule/Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains including Bisbee/Canelo Hills/Madera Canyon, AZ; Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains including Mount Lemmon/Summerhaven, AZ; Baboquivari Mountains including Kitt Peak, AZ
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* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...For all of southeast Arizona, including the following areas, Baboquivari Mountains, Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Chiricahua Mountains, Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains, Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet, Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, South Central Pinal County, Southeast Pinal County, Tohono O'odham Nation, Tucson Metro Area, Upper Gila River Valley, Upper San Pedro River Valley, Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley, Western Pima County and White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties. * WHEN...From Monday morning through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Deep tropical moisture will combine with an approaching upper low and trough, resulting in areas of heavy rainfall. Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are possible across most of southeast Arizona, with locally heavier amounts under the stronger thunderstorms. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What to do
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
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