106  
WGUS65 KTWC 200830  
FFATWC  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ  
130 AM MST TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
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UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE  
COUNTIES-GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAFFORD, HANNAGAN MEADOW, CLIFTON, AND MOUNT  
GRAHAM  
130 AM MST TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREAS, GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS, UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY AND  
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHING THE AREA WILL BRING SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY AND WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND  
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY  
RAINFALL BOTH DAYS WITH THURSDAY HAVING THE HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR  
LOCALIZED RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 

 
 

 
 
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SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MAMMOTH AND ORACLE  
130 AM MST TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREA, SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHING THE AREA WILL BRING SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY AND WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND  
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY  
RAINFALL BOTH DAYS WITH THURSDAY HAVING THE HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR  
LOCALIZED RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 

 
 

 
 
AZZ505-210000-  
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SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK  
130 AM MST TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREA, SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHING THE AREA WILL BRING SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING AND WIDESPREAD  
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. MODERATE TO  
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL BOTH DAYS WITH THURSDAY HAVING THE HIGHER  
POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 

 
 

 
 
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