Flash Flood Warning

FFWTWC

The National Weather Service in Tucson has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for... Western Graham County in southeastern Arizona... East Central Pinal County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 1245 AM MST.

* At 1027 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen in the Aravaipa Watershed. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. A stream gauge in the Aravaipa Canyon showed a rapid 6 foot rise and this flood wave is moving downstream. Hikers and campers should move away from the creek now.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness.

This includes the following streams and drainages... Deer Creek, Telegraph Wash and Aravaipa Creek.