Flood Watch
NWS Phoenix AZ ยท US
Details
Flood Watch Remains In Effect Until 11 PM MST This Evening
- Event
- Flood Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
Where
A portion of south central Arizona, including all of Maricopa County, Northern and Western Pinal County, and Southern Gila County.
When
Until 11 PM MST this evening.
Impacts
Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, normally dry washes, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Additional details
- The combination of abundant moisture and a weather system moving into the region will support rounds of showers and thunderstorms today through this evening. Moderate to heavy rainfall with rainfall rates in excess of 1-2 inches per hour is expected with most storms. Some areas will see training of storms leading to high rainfall accumulations. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Affected areas
- Aguila Valley
- Northwest Valley
- Tonopah Desert
- Gila Bend
- Buckeye/Avondale
- Cave Creek/New River
- Deer Valley
- Central Phoenix
- North Phoenix/Glendale
- New River Mesa
- Scottsdale/Paradise Valley
- Rio Verde/Salt River
- East Valley
- Fountain Hills/East Mesa
- South Mountain/Ahwatukee
- Southeast Valley/Queen Creek
- Superior
- Northwest Pinal County
- West Pinal County
- Apache Junction/Gold Canyon
- Tonto Basin
- Mazatzal Mountains
- Pinal/Superstition Mountains
- Sonoran Desert Natl Monument
- San Carlos
- Dripping Springs
- Globe/Miami
- Southeast Gila County
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Phoenix AZ
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~24s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2NYS5RJ7MJ4HDJQ63V5BG8D
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.01d7a3282195ea4dd568740bbaaeccb3d27a9ab8.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Phoenix AZ
- AWIPS ID
- CAPPSR
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.4073
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFA |
| NationalWeatherService | FAA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFAPSR |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS65 KPSR 162033 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KPSR.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-260917T0600Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-16T23:00:00-07:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.091ef7ee81e7b8e7851df675498dfd710cd5d830.001.1,2026-09-15T10:34:00-07:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Aguila Valley
- Northwest Valley
- Tonopah Desert
- Gila Bend
- Buckeye/Avondale
- Cave Creek/New River
- Deer Valley
- Central Phoenix
- North Phoenix/Glendale
- New River Mesa
- Scottsdale/Paradise Valley
- Rio Verde/Salt River
- East Valley
- Fountain Hills/East Mesa
- South Mountain/Ahwatukee
- Southeast Valley/Queen Creek
- Superior
- Northwest Pinal County
- West Pinal County
- Apache Junction/Gold Canyon
- Tonto Basin
- Mazatzal Mountains
- Pinal/Superstition Mountains
- Sonoran Desert Natl Monument
- San Carlos
- Dripping Springs
- Globe/Miami
- Southeast Gila County
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 004013 |
| SAME | 004021 |
| SAME | 004007 |
| UGC | AZZ534 |
| UGC | AZZ537 |
| UGC | AZZ538 |
| UGC | AZZ539 |
| UGC | AZZ540 |
| UGC | AZZ541 |
| UGC | AZZ542 |
| UGC | AZZ543 |
| UGC | AZZ544 |
| UGC | AZZ545 |
| UGC | AZZ546 |
| UGC | AZZ547 |
| UGC | AZZ548 |
| UGC | AZZ549 |
| UGC | AZZ550 |
| UGC | AZZ551 |
| UGC | AZZ552 |
| UGC | AZZ553 |
| UGC | AZZ554 |
| UGC | AZZ555 |
| UGC | AZZ556 |
| UGC | AZZ557 |
| UGC | AZZ558 |
| UGC | AZZ559 |
| UGC | AZZ560 |
| UGC | AZZ561 |
| UGC | AZZ562 |
| UGC | AZZ563 |