Storm & Flash-Flood Warnings

Live National Weather Service warnings for the Bisbee area and Cochise County — built for the monsoon flash floods that funnel through the canyon.

Bisbee sits in the bottom of a canyon, and from July into September the monsoon turns that against the town. Heavy rain off the Mule Mountains has nowhere to go but down Tombstone Canyon and Brewery Gulch, so a storm that looks far away can send a wall of water through Old Bisbee within minutes. This shows the National Weather Service warnings in force for Cochise County and the Bisbee forecast zone right now. It is not a substitute for getting to high ground — if water is rising, move first and read later.

No weather alerts for the Bisbee area right now.

The National Weather Service has no active alerts for the Bisbee area, as of Sun 14 June at 18:40.

The wind at Old Bisbee

A moderate breeze (about 28 km/h, gusts to 35), out of the west.

Strongest gusts forecast over the next 24 hours: about 44 km/h. Wind words follow the Beaufort scale. This is a weather model’s forecast for the hour, not a measurement — exposed ground above town will see more.

Who to follow when a storm is coming

In a flash flood, call 911 — never drive into a flooded wash or low crossing, even one you cross every day. Most monsoon deaths here happen in vehicles: turn around, don't drown. For watches and warnings before they hit, the NWS Tucson office covers Bisbee; Cochise County Emergency Management coordinates local response and alerts; and the City of Bisbee posts road closures and flood-control notices.

Where to check, before and during

National Weather Service — Tucson (covers Bisbee)Forecasts, radar, and active flash-flood watches and warnings for Cochise County.
Cochise County Emergency ManagementCounty flood response and public alerts; sign up for AlertSense notifications here.
City of BisbeeLocal road closures, street flooding, and Public Works notices during storms.

Worth knowing

Why the canyon floods so fast

Old Bisbee was built up the walls of Tombstone Canyon and Brewery Gulch, which act as natural drainage channels. Runoff from a single cloudburst converges on the narrow streets of the historic core. The old Copper Queen drainage 'subway' and a New-Deal system of hundreds of check dams and masonry walls are what keep the business district from washing out — but they can be overwhelmed.

When it matters most

About 10 of Bisbee's roughly 18 inches of yearly rain falls in the July–September monsoon. Storms build fast in the afternoon and evening. If you live or park on a low canyon street or near a wash, watch the sky in those months and have a way out that doesn't cross moving water.

Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service, source weather.gov — a public-domain product of the U.S. federal government. Alerts are shown as issued; this page reads the active alerts the NWS has posted for the Bisbee area. Wind forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). This page is not an alert service — sign up to the official channels above.