Arizona Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 08-09-2026 23:19

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued August 9 at 11:19PM MST until August 10 at 2:15AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 9, 2026 - 11:19pm
Expires: 
August 10, 2026 - 2:15am
Description: 
FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... * Until 215 AM MST. * At 1119 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. 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... Buckeye and Painted Rock Dam. This includes AZ Route 85 between mile markers 137 and 143. This includes the following streams and drainages... Arlington Canal, Rainbow Wash, Gila River, Centennial Wash and Enterprise Canal.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 2:15 AM MST. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 2:15 AM MST. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description: 
Maricopa, AZ
Forcast Office: 
NWS Phoenix AZ
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov