Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 30 at 9:16PM MST until August 31 at 1:15AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 30, 2026 - 9:16pm
Expires:
August 31, 2026 - 1:15am
Description:
FFWPSR
The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Maricopa County in south central Arizona...
* Until 115 AM MST.
* At 916 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.25 and 1.75 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 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 Maricopa County.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Powerline Wash, Beer Bottle Wash, Winters Wash, Daggs Wash,
Jackrabbit Wash, Hassayampa River, Red Cloud Wash, Star Wash, Mill
Wash, Fourmile Wash, Jimmie Wash and Coyote Wash.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Maricopa, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Phoenix AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov