NWS San Diego CAFF.W 0008September 24, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Riverside, CA
The National Weather Service office in San Diego issued a flash flood warning for Riverside in California, which was in force until 4:30 p.m. local time on September 24. It was the 8th flash flood warning the NWS office in San Diego issued in 2026. California had 10 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 25 in an average September of 2008-2025 (California's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, San Diego CA
- Area
- Riverside
- State
- California
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:33 p.m. PDT, September 24, 2026
- Expires
- 4:30 p.m. PDT, September 24, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KSGX FF.W 0008
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWSGX The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Riverside County in southern California... * Until 430 PM PDT. * At 233 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1.25 to 1.75 inches in 1 hour. 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... Hwy 74 Between Anza And Palm Desert and Hwy 74 Between Mountain Center And Anza.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
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.