346  
WGUS65 KPSR 162033  
FFAPSR  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ  
133 PM MST WED SEP 16 2026  
 
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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 PEORIA, PUNKIN CENTER, HAYDEN, AVONDALE,  
MIAMI, GLOBE, LIBERTY, QUEEN CREEK, SUPERIOR, CASA GRANDE, GILBERT,  
SUNFLOWER, PERIDOT, KAKA, TORTILLA FLAT, MESA, FLORENCE, WINTERSBURG,  
SCOTTSDALE, SURPRISE, MARICOPA, CASHION, AGUILA, PHOENIX, SAN CARLOS,  
GLADDEN, ARLINGTON, FOUNTAIN HILLS, WICKENBURG, COOLIDGE, GILA BEND,  
PARADISE VALLEY, CHANDLER, TONOPAH, SUN LAKES, TEMPE, WITTMANN,  
BEARDSLEY, SENTINEL, SUN CITY WEST, APACHE JUNCTION, HASSAYAMPA,  
GOODYEAR, WINKELMAN, AND CIRCLE CITY  
133 PM MST WED SEP 16 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA, INCLUDING ALL OF  
MARICOPA COUNTY, NORTHERN AND WESTERN PINAL COUNTY, AND SOUTHERN  
GILA COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM MST 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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KOFA-CENTRAL LA PAZ-GILA RIVER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SALOME, LIGURTA, VICKSBURG JUNCTION,  
QUARTZSITE, PALM CANYON, HARCUVAR, VICKSBURG, AND BRENDA  
133 PM MST WED SEP 16 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA, INCLUDING ALL OF  
MARICOPA COUNTY, NORTHERN AND WESTERN PINAL COUNTY, AND SOUTHERN  
GILA COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM MST 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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