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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 8:27 PM Sep. 26, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Santa Cruz County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 330 PM MST.

* At 127 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the Nogales area including locales upstream in
Nogales Sonora. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen in
Nogales Sonora. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Nogales, Rio Rico, Nogales International Airport and Kino Springs.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 19 between mile markers 1 and 10.
Route 82 between mile markers 1 and 10.

This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations...
Nogales Wash at Doe St Bridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED;
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 7:06 PM Sep. 26, 2025 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
621 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ARIZONA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA

PIMA

IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA

COCHISE               GRAHAM                SANTA CRUZ

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF DOUGLAS, NOGALES, SAFFORD,
SIERRA VISTA, THATCHER, AND TUCSON.

Flood Watch
Issued: 10:30 AM Sep. 26, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...A portion of Southeast Arizona, including the following
areas, Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Chiricahua Mountains,
Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains, Eastern
Cochise County below 5000 feet, Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains,
Southeast Pinal County, Tucson Metro Area, Upper Gila River
Valley, Upper San Pedro River Valley, Upper Santa Cruz River
Valley/Altar Valley and White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee
Counties.

* WHEN...Through Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water
crossings may be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Moisture combined with a strong low pressure system will
bring periods of heavy rainfall from thunderstorms to
portions of Southeast Arizona. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2
inches with up to 3 inches possible in the mountains.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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