Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 20 at 7:30PM MST until July 20 at 9:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 20, 2026 - 7:30pm
Expires:
July 20, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description:
At 730 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have
fallen. The heaviest rain fell north of Benson, along North Cascabel
Road, and within the San Pedro River valley. Additional rainfall
amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. 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...
Benson, St. David, Dragoon, Kartchner Caverns State Park,
Pearce-Sunsites, Mescal, Cochise and Texas Canyon.
This includes the following highways...
Route 90 between mile markers 290 and 304. Route 80 between mile
markers 293 and 311. Route 191 between mile markers 47 and 66.
Interstate 10 between mile markers 297 and 334.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Escalante Wash, Montosa Canyon, Walnut Wash, Dragoon Wash,
Haberstock Wash, Cadillac Wash, San Pedro River, Tres Alamos Wash,
Clifford Wash, Mescal Arroyo, Slavin Wash, Ash Creek, Pacheco Wash,
Apache Canyon, Cienega Creek, Middle Canyon Wash and Willow Wash.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
Area Description:
Cochise, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
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