NWS Tucson AZFA.W 0009September 29, 2026
Flood Warning: Cochise, AZ
The National Weather Service office in Tucson issued a flood warning for Cochise in Arizona, which was in force until 7:30 p.m. local time on September 29. It was the 9th areal flood warning the NWS office in Tucson issued in 2026. Arizona had 29 flood warnings in September 2026, against 4 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Arizona's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.1 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
- 4:25 p.m. PDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 p.m. PDT, September 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KTWC FA.W 0009
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Arizona since 2008Every warning type in Arizona
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona... * WHEN...Until 730 PM MST. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 425 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Sierra Vista, Hereford, Fort Huachuca, Palominas, Coronado National Memorial and Ramsey Canyon Preserve. - This includes the following highways... Route 90 between mile markers 324 and 336. Route 80 between mile markers 328 and 335. Route 92 between mile markers 323 and 345. This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations... Moson Rd from HWY 90 and Hereford Rd. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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.