Flood Watch
NWS Flagstaff AZ ยท US
Details
Flood Watch Remains In Effect Until 5 AM MST /6 AM MDT/ Thursday
- Event
- Flood Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
Where
Portions of east central, north central, northeast, and west central Arizona, including the following areas, in east central Arizona, Northern Gila County. In north central Arizona, Black Mesa Area, Coconino Plateau, Eastern Mogollon Rim, Grand Canyon Country, Kaibab Plateau, Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County, Marble and Glen Canyons, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas Hwy 264 Northward, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264 and Western Mogollon Rim. In northeast Arizona, Chinle Valley, Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County, Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County and White Mountains. In west central Arizona, Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons, Yavapai County Mountains and Yavapai County Valleys and Basins.
When
Until 5 AM MST /6 AM MDT/ Thursday.
Impacts
Flash flooding will be possible in creeks, normally dry washes, swimming holes, and over recently burned areas.
Additional details
- A weather disturbance moving across Arizona will continue to bring multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms through Wednesday night. Thunderstorms will have the potential to produce heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding, especially in areas that receive repeated rounds of rainfall. - Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.
Instructions
Have a way to receive Flash Flood Warnings and be prepared to take action should warnings be issued.
Affected areas
- Kaibab Plateau
- Marble and Glen Canyons
- Grand Canyon Country
- Coconino Plateau
- Yavapai County Mountains
- Northeast Plateaus and Mesas Hwy 264 Northward
- Chinle Valley
- Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau
- Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County
- Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County
- Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County
- Western Mogollon Rim
- Eastern Mogollon Rim
- White Mountains
- Northern Gila County
- Yavapai County Valleys and Basins
- Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons
- Black Mesa Area
- Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Flagstaff AZ
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~30s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2PFS61DEYF60V5EDK1YYP9V
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.60b334d77fbef30b3ccaaeb41e4a1322be3dffb7.001.1
- 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.2302
- 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 | FFAFGZ |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS65 KFGZ 170130 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KFGZ.FA.A.0008.000000T0000Z-260917T1200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-17T05:00:00-07:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2d93f1b430cb214ea5e6db81eb714baf1abe6c28.001.1,2026-09-15T11:36:00-07:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Kaibab Plateau
- Marble and Glen Canyons
- Grand Canyon Country
- Coconino Plateau
- Yavapai County Mountains
- Northeast Plateaus and Mesas Hwy 264 Northward
- Chinle Valley
- Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau
- Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County
- Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County
- Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County
- Western Mogollon Rim
- Eastern Mogollon Rim
- White Mountains
- Northern Gila County
- Yavapai County Valleys and Basins
- Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons
- Black Mesa Area
- Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 004005 |
| SAME | 004025 |
| SAME | 004001 |
| SAME | 004017 |
| SAME | 004007 |
| UGC | AZZ004 |
| UGC | AZZ005 |
| UGC | AZZ006 |
| UGC | AZZ007 |
| UGC | AZZ008 |
| UGC | AZZ009 |
| UGC | AZZ010 |
| UGC | AZZ011 |
| UGC | AZZ012 |
| UGC | AZZ013 |
| UGC | AZZ014 |
| UGC | AZZ015 |
| UGC | AZZ016 |
| UGC | AZZ017 |
| UGC | AZZ018 |
| UGC | AZZ037 |
| UGC | AZZ038 |
| UGC | AZZ039 |
| UGC | AZZ040 |