Flash Flood Warning until 12:00AM Wednesday 
FFWTWC The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until midnight MST tonight.
* At 854 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain extending from Vail through the south side of Tucson and then extending west into Tucson Estates to Picture Rocks. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Tucson, Marana, Sahuarita, Green Valley, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Drexel Heights, Vail, Corona De Tucson, South Tucson, Three Points, Avra Valley, Pascua Pueblo Yaqui Reservation, East Sahuarita, San Xavier Community, Tucson International Airport, Summit, Valencia West, Tucson Mountain Park, Tucson Estates and Saguaro National Park West. This includes the following highways... Interstate 19 between mile markers 41 and 63. Route 86 between mile markers 150 and 171. Interstate 10 between mile markers 260 and 294. Route 286 near mile marker 45. Route 83 between mile markers 41 and 58. This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations... Manville Rd at Brawley Wash, Country Club Rd at Franco Wash, Houghton Rd from I-10 & Sahuarita Rd, Santa Clara Ave at El Vado Wash, Sahuarita Rd west of Wilmot Rd, Twin Peaks Rd between Sanders and Sandario, Andrada Rd east of Wentworth Rd, Drexel Rd east of Alvernon Way, Mark Rd from Jeffery Rd to Los Reales Rd, Mission Rd from Valencia Rd to San Xavier Rd, Old Vail COnnection Rd at Franco Wash, Calle Rinconada Rd from Andrada Rd to Sahuarita Rd and Black Wash at S Camino de Oeste.
* AFFECTED AREAS: PIMA, AZ
Instructions:
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.
Address/Location
Pascua Yaqui Tribe
7474 S Camino De Oeste
Tucson, AZ 85746
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning
