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WGUS65 KPSR 170549
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1049 PM MST WED SEP 16 2026
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KOFA-CENTRAL LA PAZ-AGUILA VALLEY-GILA RIVER 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-EAST VALLEY-FOUNTAIN
HILLS/EAST MESA-SOUTH MOUNTAIN/AHWATUKEE-SOUTHEAST VALLEY/QUEEN
CREEK-NORTHWEST PINAL COUNTY-WEST PINAL COUNTY-APACHE
JUNCTION/GOLD CANYON-SONORAN DESERT NATL MONUMENT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WICKENBURG, PEORIA, GILBERT, VICKSBURG
JUNCTION, FLORENCE, HARCUVAR, ARLINGTON, QUARTZSITE, SALOME,
SURPRISE, PARADISE VALLEY, AGUILA, WINTERSBURG, BRENDA, AVONDALE,
CASA GRANDE, GILA BEND, PALM CANYON, LIGURTA, GOODYEAR, QUEEN CREEK,
CIRCLE CITY, CASHION, PHOENIX, KAKA, WITTMANN, SCOTTSDALE, MESA, SUN
LAKES, VICKSBURG, SENTINEL, HASSAYAMPA, TEMPE, TONOPAH, GLADDEN,
MARICOPA, APACHE JUNCTION, LIBERTY, COOLIDGE, SUN CITY WEST,
BEARDSLEY, CHANDLER, AND FOUNTAIN HILLS
1049 PM MST WED SEP 16 2026
..FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING
THE FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST ARIZONA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN SOUTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA, AGUILA VALLEY, APACHE JUNCTION/GOLD CANYON,
BUCKEYE/AVONDALE, CAVE CREEK/NEW RIVER, CENTRAL PHOENIX, DEER VALLEY,
EAST VALLEY, FOUNTAIN HILLS/EAST MESA, GILA BEND, NEW RIVER MESA,
NORTH PHOENIX/GLENDALE, NORTHWEST PINAL COUNTY, NORTHWEST VALLEY,
SCOTTSDALE/PARADISE VALLEY, SONORAN DESERT NATL MONUMENT, SOUTH
MOUNTAIN/AHWATUKEE, SOUTHEAST VALLEY/QUEEN CREEK, TONOPAH DESERT AND
WEST PINAL COUNTY. IN SOUTHWEST ARIZONA, CENTRAL LA PAZ, GILA RIVER
VALLEY AND KOFA.
THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED. THEREFORE, THE
FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.
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RIO VERDE/SALT RIVER-SUPERIOR-TONTO BASIN-MAZATZAL MOUNTAINS-
PINAL/SUPERSTITION MOUNTAINS-SAN CARLOS-DRIPPING SPRINGS-
GLOBE/MIAMI-SOUTHEAST GILA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SUNFLOWER, GLOBE, SUPERIOR, WINKELMAN,
PERIDOT, TORTILLA FLAT, MIAMI, HAYDEN, PUNKIN CENTER, AND SAN CARLOS
1049 PM MST WED SEP 16 2026
..FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, DRIPPING SPRINGS, GLOBE/MIAMI, MAZATZAL MOUNTAINS,
PINAL/SUPERSTITION MOUNTAINS, RIO VERDE/SALT RIVER, SAN CARLOS,
SOUTHEAST GILA COUNTY, SUPERIOR AND TONTO BASIN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.
* 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 ADDITIONAL SHOWERS THROUGH TONIGHT.
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WITH RAIN RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH
PER HOUR IS POSSIBLE.
- 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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