Warning Vector

Flood Watch

NWS Phoenix AZ ยท US

Updated
This event was updated at .

Details

Flood Watch Remains In Effect From Friday Morning Through Friday Afternoon

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

A portion of south central Arizona, including the following areas, Phoenix Metro, rural areas of Maricopa County, and West Pinal County.

When

From Friday morning through Friday afternoon.

Impacts

Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Low-water crossings may be flooded.

Additional details

- Abundant moisture over the area will combine with an incoming weather system to provide for showers and thunderstorms on Friday, some of which are expected to produce moderate to heavy rainfall. Any strong thunderstorms will have the potential to produce rainfall rates as high as 1-2 inches per hour. Localized rainfall amounts of one to two inches are expected within the Watch area on Friday. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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
  • Northwest Pinal County
  • West Pinal County
  • Apache Junction/Gold Canyon
  • Sonoran Desert Natl Monument

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Phoenix AZ

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~50s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M64EJFX54GHHB7REA4KHPSW7
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.89a11c72ee6cdbe9216188666d59ca88ed239166.002.2
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Phoenix AZ
AWIPS ID
CAPPSR
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.642
WMO heading
XOUS55
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
55

References

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFFA
NationalWeatherServiceFAA

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFFAPSR
WMOidentifierWGUS65 KPSR 291825
NWSheadlineFLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.CON.KPSR.FA.A.0012.261101T0600Z-261102T1200Z/
eventEndingTime2026-11-02T05:00:00-07:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
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
  • Northwest Pinal County
  • West Pinal County
  • Apache Junction/Gold Canyon
  • Sonoran Desert Natl Monument
NameValue
SAME004013
SAME004021
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UGCAZZ539
UGCAZZ540
UGCAZZ541
UGCAZZ542
UGCAZZ543
UGCAZZ544
UGCAZZ545
UGCAZZ546
UGCAZZ547
UGCAZZ548
UGCAZZ549
UGCAZZ550
UGCAZZ551
UGCAZZ553
UGCAZZ554
UGCAZZ555
UGCAZZ559