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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1245 AM MST WED SEP 16 2026
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KOFA-CENTRAL LA PAZ-GILA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRENDA, QUARTZSITE, HARCUVAR, SALOME,
VICKSBURG, PALM CANYON, LIGURTA, AND VICKSBURG JUNCTION
1245 AM MST WED SEP 16 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST ARIZONA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, CENTRAL LA PAZ, GILA RIVER VALLEY AND KOFA.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM MST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, NORMALLY DRY WASHES, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND
FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- THE COMBINATION OF ABUNDANT MOISTURE, AFTERNOON HEATING, AND A
WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL SUPPORT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL WITH RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR IS
EXPECTED WITH MOST STORMS AND STORMS MAY TRAIN OVER THE SAME
AREAS LEADING TO HIGH RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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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-SUPERIOR-
NORTHWEST PINAL COUNTY-WEST PINAL COUNTY-APACHE JUNCTION/GOLD
CANYON-TONTO BASIN-MAZATZAL MOUNTAINS-PINAL/SUPERSTITION
MOUNTAINS-SONORAN DESERT NATL MONUMENT-SAN CARLOS-DRIPPING
SPRINGS-GLOBE/MIAMI-SOUTHEAST GILA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARADISE VALLEY, KAKA, GOODYEAR, WICKENBURG,
PHOENIX, APACHE JUNCTION, HAYDEN, PERIDOT, WINTERSBURG, SUPERIOR,
QUEEN CREEK, WINKELMAN, WITTMANN, FLORENCE, AGUILA, SUN CITY WEST,
GLOBE, SCOTTSDALE, ARLINGTON, GILA BEND, CASHION, CHANDLER, GILBERT,
FOUNTAIN HILLS, CIRCLE CITY, SAN CARLOS, BEARDSLEY, PEORIA, GLADDEN,
TEMPE, COOLIDGE, MESA, SUNFLOWER, MARICOPA, TORTILLA FLAT, SUN LAKES,
PUNKIN CENTER, MIAMI, AVONDALE, CASA GRANDE, LIBERTY, SURPRISE,
SENTINEL, TONOPAH, AND HASSAYAMPA
1245 AM MST WED SEP 16 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA, INCLUDING ALL OF
MARICOPA COUNTY, NORTHERN AND WESTERN PINAL COUNTY, AND SOUTHERN
GILA COUNTY.
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, NORMALLY DRY WASHES, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND
FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- THE COMBINATION OF ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING
INTO THE REGION WILL SUPPORT ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR IS EXPECTED WITH
MOST STORMS. SOME AREAS WILL SEE TRAINING OF STORMS LEADING TO
HIGH RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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