Arizona Flood Alert

FFWFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Pocket Fire in... Coconino County in north central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona... * Until 530 AM MST. * At 236 AM MST, National Weather Service Flagstaff doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Pocket Fire. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow moving through the West Fork of Oak Creek and Dry Creek north of Sedona. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Pocket Fire. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Pocket Fire. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Edge of the World, Fernow Cabin, East Pocket Lookout Tower and Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness. This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... West Fork Oak Creek, Dry Creek and Oak Creek near West Fork.

* WHAT...Urban areas and small streams flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Maricopa County in south central Arizona... * WHEN...Until 500 AM MST. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 232 AM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated runoff due to heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Deadman Wash and Skunk Creek. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Maricopa County. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... * Until 130 AM MST. * At 1238 AM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.25 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Scottsdale and Desert Ridge Marketplace. This includes the following streams and drainages... Verde River, Apache Wash and Cave Creek.

FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... * Until 230 AM MST. * At 1230 AM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... New River and Cave Creek.

FFWFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Gila County in east central Arizona... * Until 300 AM MST. * At 1159 PM MST, National Weather Service Flagstaff doppler radar indicated a cluster of thunderstorms producing heavy rain from Payson southward to near Jakes Corner. 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, normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Gisela, Round Valley, Oxbow Estates, Jakes Corner, Rye, Oak Spring Canyon, Deer Creek and Hellsgate Wilderness. This includes the following highways... State Route 188 between mile markers 267 and 276. State Route 87 southbound between mile markers 241 and 250. State Route 87 between mile markers 230 and 250.

The Flood Advisory will expire at 1145 PM MST this evening for portions of east central, south central, and southeast Arizona, including the following areas, in east central Arizona, Gila. In south central Arizona, Maricopa. In southeast Arizona, Pinal. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. A Flood Watch remains in effect until 500 AM MST for a portion of south central Arizona...

The Flood Advisory will expire at 1145 PM MST this evening for a portion of south central Arizona, including the following area, Maricopa. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. A Flood Watch remains in effect until 500 AM MST for a portion of south central Arizona...

FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Gila County in east central Arizona... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... * Until 145 AM MST. * At 1045 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.75 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.75 inches are possible in 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... Sugarloaf Mountain. This includes the following streams and drainages... Camp Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Sycamore Creek, Boulder Creek, Picadilla Creek and Mesquite Wash.

FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Gila County in east central Arizona... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... * Until 1245 AM MST. * At 1030 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.75 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Roosevelt, Apache Lake, Four Peaks, Roosevelt Dam and Tortilla Flat. This includes the following streams and drainages... Salt River, Cottonwood Creek, Tonto Creek, Bronco Creek, Barge Creek, La, Tortilla Creek, Alder Creek, Buckhorn Creek, Burnt Corral Creek, Lewis and Pranty Creek, Boulder Creek, Barranca Creek, Ash Creek and Pine Creek.

FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... * Until 1245 AM MST. * At 1022 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.25 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Scottsdale and Desert Ridge Marketplace. This includes the following streams and drainages... Verde River, Cave Creek and Apache Wash.

FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... * Until 1215 AM MST. * At 959 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Canyon Lake and Saguaro Lake. This includes the following streams and drainages... Salt River, Cottonwood Creek, Barge Creek, La, Tortilla Creek, First Water Creek, Boulder Creek, Barranca Creek and Bulldog Wash.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Maricopa County in south central Arizona... * WHEN...Until 1145 PM MST. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Overflowing poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 948 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.25 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Salt River. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.75 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe, East Mesa, Freestone Park, Gilbert City Hall, Downtown Mesa, Superstition Springs Mall, Fiesta Mall, Mesa Riverview Mall and Tempe Marketplace. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 1115 PM MST. * At 939 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Apache Junction, Goldfield and Lost Dutchman State Park. This includes the following streams and drainages... Weekes Wash, Salt River, and Bulldog Wash.

FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 1230 AM MST. * At 936 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.25 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Apache Junction, Gold Canyon, Queen Valley, Florence Junction, Gold Camp and Kings Ranch. This includes the following streams and drainages... Whitlow Canyon, Queen Creek, Barranca Creek.

FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Gila County in east central Arizona... * Until 130 AM MST. * At 924 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 1.25 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Tonto Basin and Punkin Center. This includes AZ Route 188 between mile markers 253 and 262.

FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Gila County in east central Arizona... * Until 1215 AM MST. * At 916 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 1.5 inches are possible in 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... Mainly rural areas of Gila County. This includes US Highway 60 between mile markers 269 and 280.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Jeddito to Wide Ruins in Navajo and Apache counties... * WHEN...Until 1030 PM MST /1130 PM MDT/. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in creeks and normally dry washes is imminent or occurring. Water flowing over roadways will create slick roads and muddy unpaved roads. Some low-water crossings may become impassable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 904 PM MST /1004 PM MDT/, Doppler radar indicated that the heavy rain has ended over the advisory area. However, minor flooding remains a threat from earlier heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Jeddito Wash, Burnt Piqon Wash, Keams Canyon Wash, Sabito Wash, Fish Wash, Steamboat Wash, Ha-whi-yalin Wash, Big Dam Wash, Beshbito Wash, Tse Chizzi Wash, Bent Knee Wash, Wide Ruin Wash, Tse Ba Ni Zi Ni Wash, Oak Ridge Wash, Black Creek, Puerco River, Lone Tule Wash, West Fork Black Creek and Pueblo Colorado Wash. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.25 inches are expected over the area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Burnside, Jeddito, Toyei, Klagetoh, Cornfields, Steamboat, Wide Ruins, Greasewood Springs, Antelope Lake, Ganado, Greasewood, Kinlichee, Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Pine Springs and Tsintaa Yiti Ii. - This includes the following highways... State Route 264 between mile markers 406 and 453. Highway 191 between mile markers 388 and 423. - Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.

FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... * Until midnight MST. * At 904 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over Cave Creek and Seven Springs Wash. Between 0.75 and 1.25 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 inch in 30 minutes. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Seven Springs. This includes the following streams and drainages... Cottonwood Creek, Cave Creek and Seven Springs Wash.

At 845 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.2 to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Ajo, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Why, Gunsight, Charco 27 and KuKatch. This includes the following highways... Route 85 between mile markers 41 and 72. Route 86 between mile markers 53 and 62. This includes the following Flash Flood Prone Locations... Gibson Wash in Ajo and Gunsight Wash in Gunsight.

The Flood Watch will expire for a portion of Southeast Arizona, including the following areas, Chiricahua Mountains, Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains, Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet, Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, Upper Gila River Valley and Upper San Pedro River Valley. The flooding threat has ended. Therefore, the Flood Watch will expire at 9 PM MST this evening.