NWS Tucson AZFF.W 0245September 29, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Cochise, AZ
The National Weather Service office in Tucson issued a flash flood warning for Cochise in Arizona, which was in force until 10:30 p.m. local time on September 29. It was the 245th flash flood warning the NWS office in Tucson issued in 2026. Arizona had 145 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 41 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Arizona's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 6.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tucson AZ
- Area
- Cochise
- State
- Arizona
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:23 p.m. PDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 10:30 p.m. PDT, September 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTWC FF.W 0245
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWTWC The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 1030 PM MST Tuesday. * At 423 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Portal, Chiricahua National Monument, Elfrida, Sunizona, McNeal, Rucker Canyon and Paradise. This includes the following highways... Route 80 between mile markers 394 and 415. Route 181 between mile markers 39 and 64. Route 191 between mile markers 17 and 46. Route 186 between mile markers 351 and 359. This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations... Davis Rd between HWY 80 & HWY 191 and Hwy 181 at Turkey Creek.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.