NWS Tucson AZFA.W 0008September 29, 2026
Flood Warning: Pima, AZ
The National Weather Service office in Tucson issued a flood warning for Pima in Arizona, which was in force until 11:00 p.m. local time on September 29. It was the 8th 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 7 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tucson AZ
- Area
- Pima
- State
- Arizona
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:00 p.m. PDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 11:00 p.m. PDT, September 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KTWC FA.W 0008
- 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...Northeastern Pima County in southeastern Arizona... * WHEN...Until 1100 PM MST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 400 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 4 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.1 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Flowing Wells, Mount Lemmon/Summerhaven, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Catalina Foothills and Seven Falls. - This includes the following highways... Route 77 near mile marker 72. Interstate 10 between mile markers 250 and 252. This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations... Camino De La Tierra at the Rillito River and Snyder Rd from Kolb Rd to Sabino Canyon 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.