NWS Tucson AZFF.W 0181September 3, 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 5:45 p.m. local time on September 3. It was the 181st 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 2.9 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
- 2:53 p.m. PDT, September 3, 2026
- Expires
- 5:45 p.m. PDT, September 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTWC FF.W 0181
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Arizona since 2008Every warning type in Arizona
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The notice as issued
FFWTWC The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 545 PM MST. * At 253 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area, mainly over Garden Canyon in the Huachuca Mountains. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.3 inches 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, streets as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Garden Canyon in the Huachuca Mountains. This includes Route 92 between mile markers 324 and 326.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.
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