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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1136 AM MST TUE SEP 15 2026
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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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FREDONIA, KAIBITO, PAGE, WINSLOW, FOREST
LAKES, JACOB LAKE, PRESCOTT, COTTONWOOD, MUNDS PARK, GRAND CANYON
NORTH RIM, STRAWBERRY, CANYON DE CHELLY, HEBER, SHOW LOW, SHONTO,
BAGDAD, KYKOTSMOVI, PINETOP-LAKESIDE, WINDOW ROCK, GREER,
SPRINGERVILLE, KAYENTA, KLAGETOH, CAMP VERDE, TUBA CITY, NAVAJO
NATIONAL MONUMENT, WILLIAMS, SUPAI, SELIGMAN, JADITO, CORDES
JUNCTION, LEES FERRY, GRAND CANYON VILLAGE, TUSAYAN, CROWN KING,
CHAMBERS, DILKON, CHINLE, PAYSON, HOLBROOK, GANADO, SNOWFLAKE, KEAMS
CANYON, FLAGSTAFF, FORT DEFIANCE, SANDERS, ASH FORK,
WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT, YOUNG, WIDE RUINS, SEDONA, ST. JOHNS,
HAPPY JACK, VILLAGE OF OAK CREEK, STEAMBOAT CANYON, AND VALLE
1136 AM MST TUE SEP 15 2026 /1236 PM MDT TUE SEP 15 2026/
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...ALL OF NORTHERN ARIZONA, INCLUDING APACHE, NAVAJO,
COCONINO, YAVAPAI AND NORTHERN GILA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN CREEKS, NORMALLY DRY
WASHES, SWIMMING HOLES, AND OVER RECENTLY BURNED AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- INCREASING MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH A SHORTWAVE FEATURE MOVING
NORTH ACROSS ARIZONA TO BRING MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HAVE A WAY TO RECEIVE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
ACTION SHOULD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
MCT
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