Flood Warning
NWS Tucson AZ ยท US
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Details
Flood Warning In Effect Until 1030 AM MST This Morning
- Event
- Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Small stream flooding on the Vamori Wash.
Where
Southwestern Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
When
Until 1030 AM MST.
Impacts
The Vamori Wash continues to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
Additional details
- At 435 AM MST, gauge reports indicate the Vamori Wash has reached 9.5 feet. At this level the Highway 21 bridge approaches flood. If the Vamori Wash rises above 9.8 feet, Highway 21 may be impassible. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Santa Cruz. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Tucson AZ
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~34s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2T52YY8DXS1GD1J12N9EQXM
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b77cb86523cbd1ca8c2b676bd1a624ee4ab5de77.001.1
- 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.9346
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FLW |
| NationalWeatherService | FAW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLWTWC |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS45 KTWC 181140 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM MST THIS MORNING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KTWC.FA.W.0002.260918T1140Z-260918T1730Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-18T10:30:00-07:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Pima County, AZ
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 004019 |
| UGC | AZC019 |
- Polygons
- 31.97,-112.3 31.97,-112.33 31.96,-112.35 31.94,-112.37 31.93,-112.35 31.96,-112.34 31.96,-112.31 31.97,-112.3