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FLOOD WATCH
FLOOD WATCH ISSUED OCTOBER 9 AT 12:59PM MST UNTIL OCTOBER 12 AT 5:00AM MST
Effective: 2026-10-09 12:59:00 [EXPIRED]
Expires: 2026-10-12 05:00:00
Issued by: NWS Flagstaff AZ
Alert Text
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. * WHERE...YAVAPAI, WESTERN COCONINO, NORTHERN GILA, AND FAR SOUTHERN NAVAJO COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN CREEKS, NORMALLY DRY WASHES, SWIMMING HOLES, AND OVER RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL HELP PULL MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM RACHEL UP INTO WESTERN ARIZONA TO PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY, FOLLOWED BY EXTENDED PERIODS OF RAINFALL THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING, WHILE EXTENDED PERIODS OF RAIN CAN LEAD TO ELEVATED STREAMS, RIVERS, AND FLOW THROUGH WASHES. GREATEST RISK OF HEAVY RAINFALL LOOKS BE ALONG HIGHER TERRAIN DUE TO UPSLOPING. - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WEATHER.GOV FLAGSTAFF.
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Target Area
KAIBAB PLATEAU, MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS, GRAND CANYON COUNTRY, COCONINO PLATEAU, YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS, WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM, EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM, NORTHERN GILA COUNTY, YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS, OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS
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