NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued September 29 at 4:25PM MST until September 29 at 7:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...
* WHEN...Until 730 PM MST.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be
passable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 425 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of
rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the
warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Sierra Vista, Hereford, Fort Huachuca, Palominas, Coronado
National Memorial and Ramsey Canyon Preserve.
- This includes the following highways...
Route 90 between mile markers 324 and 336. Route 80 between mile
markers 328 and 335. Route 92 between mile markers 323 and 345.
This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations...
Moson Rd from HWY 90 and Hereford Rd.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1790th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days