Flood Warning
NWS Phoenix AZ ยท US
Details
Flood Warning For The Upstream Release Of Painted Rock Dam On The Gila River Remains In Effect Until 11 AM MST Tuesday
- Event
- Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Flooding caused by upstream dam release continues.
Where
Maricopa County in south central Arizona... Northeastern Yuma County in southwestern Arizona...
When
Until 1100 AM MST Tuesday.
Impacts
Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is expected. Low-water crossings are likely to become inundated with water and may not be passable.
Additional details
- At 1138 AM MST, water releases from Painted Rock Dam continue. The amount of water released will increase during the next couple of days, peaking at 3000 cfs. - Flooding is expected along the Gila River. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Farmlands and low-water crossings along the Gila River. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Affected areas
- Maricopa County, AZ
- Yuma County, AZ
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Phoenix AZ
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~40s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M75YMTXCGCQ1GZ00Y4DF76TW
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c6ce1e79c6e03fc4627ccbfc4f48df38490db583.001.1
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Phoenix AZ
- AWIPS ID
- CAPPSR
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.1161
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
References
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FLS |
| NationalWeatherService | FAW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLSPSR |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS85 KPSR 111841 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING FOR THE UPSTREAM RELEASE OF PAINTED ROCK DAM ON THE GILA RIVER REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KPSR.FA.W.0044.000000T0000Z-261117T1800Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-17T11:00:00-07:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Maricopa County, AZ
- Yuma County, AZ
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 004013 |
| SAME | 004027 |
| UGC | AZC013 |
| UGC | AZC027 |
- Polygons
- 32.97,-113.33 33.01,-113.24 33.03,-113.19 33.04,-113.17 33.06,-113.14 33.08,-113.1 33.1,-113.07 33.11,-113.05 33.11,-113.01 33.08,-113.0 33.07,-113.02 33.06,-113.03 33.04,-113.04 33.0,-113.11 32.97,-113.19 32.84,-113.49 32.83,-113.56 32.88,-113.58 32.91,-113.47 32.95,-113.37 32.97,-113.33