Flash Flood Warning
NWS Flagstaff AZ ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 5 PM MST This Afternoon For Yavapai County
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 314 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3 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 indicated.
Impacts
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... Black Canyon City and Rock Springs. This includes Interstate 17 between mile markers 242 and 245. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Black Canyon Campground. This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Black Canyon Creek, Ash Spring Creek, Lime Creek, Middle Fork Squaw Creek, New River, Slate Creek, Black Canyon, Little Squaw Creek, Agua Fria River and Squaw Creek.
Instructions
Flooding of washes and creeks will occur, some dirt roads will become muddy and impassable. Paved roads and underpasses could become flooded as well. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Affected areas
- Yavapai County, AZ
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Flagstaff AZ
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m5s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2P4KBCK4K3QP9ARZYVQXMFK
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5846e4521c191380dd73cf8c32aaca2e9e32e469.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Flagstaff AZ
- AWIPS ID
- CAPFGZ
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.6963
- 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 | FFSFGZ |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS75 KFGZ 162214 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| flashFloodDamageThreat | CONSIDERABLE |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KFGZ.FF.W.0171.000000T0000Z-260917T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-16T17:00:00-07:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Yavapai County, AZ
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 004025 |
| UGC | AZC025 |
- Polygons
- 34.12,-112.0 34.13,-111.92 34.06,-111.83 34.01,-111.83 34.05,-112.16 34.04,-112.16 34.04,-112.15 34.03,-112.16 34.04,-112.18 34.09,-112.16 34.12,-112.06 34.12,-112.0