This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
Part of: Gila County Area Flooding — July 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 3:32PM MST until July 21 at 6:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Santa Cruz, AZ, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 104,644 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
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Santa Cruz, AZ · ≈ 160 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Storm report NWS TWC storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 8 E Sierra Vista, AZ
Monson Rd closed between HWY 90 and Charleston Rd due to flooded roadway.
- Bulletin NWS Tucson AZ
Flash Flood Warning issued
Santa Cruz, AZ
- Storm report NWS TWC storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 5 SE Tombstone, AZ
Davis Rd closed from Highway 80 to Frontier Rd.
- Storm report NWS TWC storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 N Benson, AZ
Delayed report. Video on social media shows an estimated 3 to 6 inches of water at Ocotillo Ave and Cadillac Wash. Time estimated by radar.
Show 4 earlier updates
- NWS TWC storm report Storm report
- NWS TWC storm report Storm report
- FOX Weather News
Missing person found dead in Arizona river amid rising water levels due to flooding
- ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos News
Severe weather threat continues across US; flash flooding kills at least 8
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.