NWS Phoenix AZFF.W 0052August 30, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: La Paz, AZ
The National Weather Service office in Phoenix issued a flash flood warning for La Paz in Arizona, which was in force until 8:30 p.m. local time on August 30. It was the 52nd flash flood warning the NWS office in Phoenix issued in 2026. Arizona had 177 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 108 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Arizona's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Phoenix AZ
- Area
- La Paz
- State
- Arizona
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:35 p.m. PDT, August 30, 2026
- Expires
- 8:30 p.m. PDT, August 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPSR FF.W 0052
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Arizona since 2008Every warning type in Arizona
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The notice as issued
FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern La Paz County in west central Arizona... * Until 830 PM MST. * At 435 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Northeastern La Paz County. This includes the following streams and drainages... Centennial Wash and Cunningham Wash.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.