Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 8 at 8:56PM MST until August 8 at 10:15PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 8, 2026 - 8:56pm
Expires:
August 8, 2026 - 10:15pm
Description:
At 856 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced heavy
rain across the warned area, near Chasm Creek, south of Camp Verde.
Between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin as runoff flows down Chasm Creek.
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...
Cedar Bench Wilderness.
This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Bull Run Creek, Verde River, Gap Creek, Little Ash Creek and Chasm
Creek.
Instruction:
Flooding of washes and creeks will occur, some dirt roads will become
muddy and impassable. Paved roads and underpasses could become
flooded as well.
Area Description:
Yavapai, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Flagstaff AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov