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Home Return to list Areal Flood Watch 0005 Issued by the Tucson Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-04 13:22:16
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WGUS65 KTWC 041504
FFATWC
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
804 AM MST Tue Aug 4 2026
AZZ503-504-507-508-511>513-050600-
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Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley-Tucson Metro Area-
Upper San Pedro River Valley-Eastern Cochise County below
5000 feet-Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains-Chiricahua Mountains-
Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains-
Including the cities of Sierra Vista, Chiricahua N.M., Marana,
Douglas, Tucson, Mount Graham, Madera Canyon, Benson, Willcox, Green
Valley, Nogales, Bisbee, Vail, and Canelo Hills
804 AM MST Tue Aug 4 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 11 PM
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Cochise County, Santa Cruz County, Sasabe and Arivaca, and
Southeast Pima County.
* WHEN...From 3 PM MST this afternoon through 11 PM this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more
heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Expect another round of strong to severe thunderstorms with
widespread heavy rainfall across south central Arizona. One inch
per hour rainfall rates will be likely with isolated areas seeing
1-3 inches total. Portions of the Watch area received 1"-2" of
rain yesterday, so this combined with heavy rainfall today will
lead to excessive runoff and result in flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
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AWH
Action: Cancelled Issued At: 2026-08-04 23:54:36 957 WGUS65 KTWC 050454 FFATWC Flood Watch National Weather Service Tucson AZ 954 PM MST Tue Aug 4 2026 AZZ503-504-507-508-511>513-050600- /O.CAN.KTWC.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-260805T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley-Tucson Metro Area- Upper San Pedro River Valley-Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains-Chiricahua Mountains- Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains- Including the cities of Douglas, Chiricahua N.M., Sierra Vista, Canelo Hills, Mount Graham, Benson, Willcox, Tucson, Bisbee, Marana, Green Valley, Madera Canyon, Vail, and Nogales 954 PM MST Tue Aug 4 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... The Flood Watch is cancelled for southeastern Arizona. Periods of light rain with isolated moderate rainfall may fall late tonight, however flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. $$ EDWARDS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||