Flash Flood Warning

FFWTWC

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Pima County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 1045 PM MST.

* At 741 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.2 to 0.8 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

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... Ajo, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Why, Gunsight, Charco 27 and KuKatch.

This includes the following highways... Route 85 between mile markers 41 and 72. Route 86 between mile markers 53 and 62.

This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations... Gibson Wash in Ajo and Gunsight Wash in Gunsight.