Disasters · Vamori WashPima County flooding: Vamori Wash above Highway 21 road-hazard thresholdAired November 2, 2026 at 9:55 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:07Flood water threatens the approaches to a highway bridge in Pima County.0:10The flood warning puts Highway20 ,1 at risk of becoming impassable.0:14With flooding already underway on Vamori Wash, has the water receded enough for0:17people to use that crossing safely?0:19Vimori Wash was already flooding Monday afternoon.0:22The National Weather Service's Tucson office warned of excessive rainfall causing0:25small stream flooding in central Pima County, Arizona.0:28It named Santa Cruz and Cup as places that could experience flooding.0:32The immediate concern is where Highway20 ,1 meets the wash.0:35Water can affect access at the bridge approaches, the stretches of road leading onto0:40the bridge.0:40The Weather Service reported Vamori Wash at nine point eight five feet.0:44Its warning says Highway20 1 may become impassable above nine point eight zero feet.0:48The reported wash level therefore exceeded the warning's threshold for possible loss0:52of road access.0:53The difference is zero point zero five feet or six tenths of an inch.0:57Those figures describe the wash level.0:59They don't measure how much water is lying across the roadway.1:02The warning singles out flooding at the bridge approaches and says the road may be1:05impassable.1:06A closure hasn't been confirmed.1:08The nine point eight five foot reading belongs to this warning and doesn't tell us1:12the water level now.1:13The warning combines an immediate problem with an expected hazard.1:16Flooding was already happening on the wash.1:18While excessive rainfall was expected to cause small stream flooding, Santa Cruz and1:22Cup were identified as potentially affected communities.1:25The flood warning replaced a flood advisory.1:27Its scheduled expiration is Tuesday, November3, at12 :45 p.m.1:32Mountain Standard Time.1:34Whether the warning has since been cancelled or replaced hasn't been confirmed.1:37The reported wash level crossed the stated road.1:40Hazard Threshold.1:41Whether the Highway21 approaches can now be used safely still needs confirmation.Story timelineHeyDex
