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Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 5:50PM MST until October 22 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

Flash Flood Warning · Graham, AZ; Greenlee, AZ. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.

Bulletin issued
23 October 2026 at 00:50 UTC
First saved by us
22 October 2026 at 23:27 UTC
Last included in a daily record
23 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Tucson AZ · Graham, AZ; Greenlee, AZ
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
23 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
23 October 2026 at 00:50 UTC / 23 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC

Archived official description

FFWTWC The National Weather Service in Tucson has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Graham County in southeastern Arizona... Central Greenlee County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 800 PM MST. * At 550 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. 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... Clifton, Morenci, York, Guthrie and Three Way. This includes the following highways... Route 78 between mile markers 155 and 167. Route 191 between mile markers 132 and 179. Route 75 between mile markers 396 and 398. Route 70 between mile markers 350 and 354. This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations... Ward Canyon Rd.

Instructions in this archived message

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.

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    Title
    Before

    Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 4:13PM MST until October 22 at 7:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

    After

    Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 5:50PM MST until October 22 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

    Source updated
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 23:13 UTC

    After

    23 October 2026 at 00:50 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 23:13 UTC

    After

    23 October 2026 at 00:50 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 23:13 UTC

    After

    23 October 2026 at 00:50 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    23 October 2026 at 02:15 UTC

    After

    23 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC

    Forecast end
    Before

    23 October 2026 at 02:15 UTC

    After

    23 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    FFWTWC The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Graham County in southeastern Arizona... Central Greenlee County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 715 PM MST. * At 413 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or…

    After

    FFWTWC The National Weather Service in Tucson has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Graham County in southeastern Arizona... Central Greenlee County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 800 PM MST. * At 550 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or…

    Official instructions
    Before

    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.

    After

    Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bec92fbb43aa29f5b7e492d465778d3ba1b185f3.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.43e04da5f2b1cc23331fa47deb8ea3455b25c27b.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 23 October 2026 at 00:50 UTC

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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 23:27 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 4:13PM MST until October 22 at 7:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 23:13 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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