{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.be73c785f1239338c0f6e7abc6b5c63b98101217.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 16 at 3:10PM MST until July 16 at 4:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.be73c785f1239338c0f6e7abc6b5c63b98101217.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Tucson AZ"},"word_count":215,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 16 at 3:10PM MST until July 16 at 4:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Cochise, AZ\n**Issued by:** NWS Tucson AZ\n**Sent:** 2026-07-16T15:10:00-07:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-16T15:10:00-07:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-16T16:45:00-07:00\n\n## Description\nAt 310 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated\nthunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between\n0.8 and 1.2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts\nof 0.2 to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding\nis ongoing or expected to begin shortly.\n\nHAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.\n\nSOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.\n\nIMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,\nhighways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor\ndrainage and low-lying areas.\n\nSome locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nBisbee and Naco.\n\nThis includes the following highways...\nRoute 90 near mile marker 336. Route 80 between mile markers 333 and\n353. Route 92 between mile markers 349 and 355.\n\nThis includes the following streams and drainages...\nSan Pedro River, Whitewater Draw and Spring Creek.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nRemain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain.\nWashes, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a\nmatter of minutes, even from distant rainfall."}