Phoenix, Arizona

Regional Weather Alerts


     

Alert: Flood Advisory
Area(s): Pima, AZ; Santa Cruz, AZ
Effective: 11apeor25ap -> 11apeor30ap
Onset: 11apeor25ap -> 11apeor30ap
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Tucson AZ on 11apeor25ap
Headline: Flood Advisory issued September 11 at 5:25PM MST until September 11 at 8:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Description: * WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is
expected.

* WHERE...Portions of South Central and Southeast Arizona, including
the following counties, in South Central Arizona, southeastern
Pima. In Southeast Arizona, northeastern Santa Cruz.

* WHEN...Until 830 PM MST.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 523 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated between 0.75 and 1.25
inches of heavy rain north of Elgin will result in small
stream flooding, especially in those drainages that drain
into the Babocomari River.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Elgin.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flash Flood Warning
Area(s): Pima, AZ
Effective: 11apeor11ap -> 11apeor0ap
Onset: 11apeor11ap -> 11apeor0ap
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Tucson AZ on 11apeor11ap
Headline: Flash Flood Warning issued September 11 at 5:11PM MST until September 11 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Description: FFWTWC

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Eastern Pima County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 800 PM MST.

* At 511 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms earlier this
afternoon had produced between 1 and 2 inches of rainfall, that
has resulted in flash flooding within the Tanque Verde Creek. The
latest observation at Chiva Tank in the upper reaches of the
Tanque Verde Creek reported 3 feet of water, which will make its
way downstream to the Tanque Verde Falls between 530 and 545 pm
MST, and down to near the where the creek nears Tanque Verde Guest
Ranch by 7 pm MST. Flash flooding is already occurring.

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, Tanque Verde, Saguaro National Park East and Catalina
Foothills.

This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations...
Wentworth Rd at Tanque Verde Wash.