NWS Tucson AZFA.W 0006September 29, 2026
Flood Warning: Graham, Pima and Pinal, AZ
The National Weather Service office in Tucson issued a flood warning for Graham, Pima and Pinal in Arizona, which was in force until 3:15 a.m. local time on September 30. It was the 6th 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 12 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tucson AZ
- Area
- Graham, Pima and Pinal
- State
- Arizona
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:16 p.m. PDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 3:15 a.m. PDT, September 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KTWC FA.W 0006
- 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 Graham County in southeastern Arizona... Northeastern Pima County in southeastern Arizona... East Central Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... * WHEN...Until 315 AM MST Wednesday. * 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 316 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Peridot, Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness, Bylas, Klondyke, Calva and San Carlos Reservoir. - This includes Route 70 between mile markers 272 and 297. - 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.