Flash Flood Warning
NWS Phoenix AZ ยท US
Updated
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Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 345 PM MST This Afternoon For Maricopa And Pinal Counties
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 207 PM MST, local law enforcement reported State Route 238 closed due to flooding from earlier thunderstorms. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing.
Hazard
Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.
Source
Law enforcement reported.
Impacts
Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Estrella and Mobile.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Affected areas
- Maricopa County, AZ
- Pinal County, AZ
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Phoenix AZ
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m10s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2P0RV0VXQ2YE923SHPCZNP5
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c8e98b1ddf582c11023b4ba5d0985119640c55fb.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.4911
- 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
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFS |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFSPSR |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS75 KPSR 162107 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MARICOPA AND PINAL COUNTIES |
| flashFloodDetection | OBSERVED |
| flashFloodDamageThreat | CONSIDERABLE |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KPSR.FF.W.0065.000000T0000Z-260916T2245Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-16T15:45:00-07:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Maricopa County, AZ
- Pinal County, AZ
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 004013 |
| SAME | 004021 |
| UGC | AZC013 |
| UGC | AZC021 |
- Polygons
- 33.06,-112.2 33.02,-112.34 32.98,-112.42 32.99,-112.47 33.01,-112.47 33.02,-112.44 33.03,-112.43 33.08,-112.24 33.09,-112.17 33.07,-112.16 33.06,-112.2