NWS Flagstaff AZFA.W 0006September 29, 2026
Flood Warning: Gila and Navajo, AZ
The National Weather Service office in Flagstaff issued a flood warning for Gila and Navajo in Arizona, which was in force until 11:15 p.m. local time on September 29. It was the 6th areal flood warning the NWS office in Flagstaff issued in 2026. Arizona had 29 flood warnings in September 2026, against 4 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Arizona's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 9.2 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Flagstaff AZ
- Area
- Gila and Navajo
- State
- Arizona
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:01 p.m. PDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 11:15 p.m. PDT, September 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KFGZ FA.W 0006
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Arizona since 2008Every warning type in Arizona
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring. * WHERE...Gila County in east central Arizona... Navajo County in north central Arizona... * WHEN...Until 1115 PM MST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of creeks and normally dry washes is imminent or occurring. Roads are closed and impassable due to flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 200 PM MST, emergency management reported flooding in the warned area, with Highway 73 closed between Carrizo and Cedar Creek. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... North Fork White River and Bear Canyon. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Cedar Creek, Cow Pasture Butte, Bull Butte, Blue Rock Butte, Carrizo, Cibeque Peak, Round Top Mountain and Cibeque Falls. - This includes the following highways... Highway 60 between mile markers 298 and 316. State Route 73 between mile markers 311 and 328. This includes the following swimming holes... Cibeque Falls. - Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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.