Flash Flood Warning
NWS Tucson AZ ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Issued September 16 At 9:27PM MST Until September 16 At 10:30PM MST By NWS Tucson AZ
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
FFWTWC The National Weather Service in Tucson has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Pima County in southeastern Arizona... South Central Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 1030 PM MST. * At 927 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain had fallen this evening. Flash flooding is ongoing, especially along the Brawley Wash.
Hazard
Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. This excessive rainfall will continue to drain into the Brawley Wash. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Marana, Avra Valley, Pinal Airpark, Picacho Peak State Park, Red Rock and Dove Mountain. This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 218 and 239. This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations... Sasco Rd at Santa Cruz Wash.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Affected areas
- Pima County, AZ
- Pinal County, AZ
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Tucson AZ
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m5s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2PSYB6RH6Z1X31K7BP2NPD1
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e561921f678cb766fa340ee4ee8a46ac533cd3c6.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Tucson AZ
- AWIPS ID
- CAPTWC
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.6225
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFW |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFWTWC |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS55 KTWC 170427 |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KTWC.FF.W.0226.000000T0000Z-260917T0530Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-16T22:30:00-07:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Pima County, AZ
- Pinal County, AZ
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 004019 |
| SAME | 004021 |
| UGC | AZC019 |
| UGC | AZC021 |
- Polygons
- 32.5,-111.4 32.63,-111.49 32.7,-111.37 32.5,-111.07 32.41,-111.2 32.41,-111.33 32.5,-111.4