Cochise County
Flash Flood Warning until TUE 10:15 PM MST
Issued August, 11 2026 at 8:19 PM - US/Mountain expires August, 11 2026 at 10:15 PM - US/Mountain
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL COCHISE COUNTY...
At 819 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1
and 2 inches of rain have fallen. An alert gauge in Douglas measured
1.61 inches in one hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to
begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Douglas, Bisbee-Douglas Airport and Pirtleville.
This includes the following highways...
Route 80 between mile markers 353 and 373. Route 191 between mile
markers 1 and 16.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Whitewater Draw, Gadwell Canyon and Leslie Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
