NWS Las Vegas NVFF.W 0045September 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Mohave and Clark, AZ and NV
The National Weather Service office in Las Vegas issued a flash flood warning for Mohave and Clark in Arizona, Nevada, which was in force until 6:15 p.m. local time on September 28. It was the 45th flash flood warning the NWS office in Las Vegas issued in 2026. Arizona had 145 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 41 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Arizona's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Las Vegas NV
- Area
- Mohave and Clark
- State
- Arizona
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:11 p.m. PDT, September 28, 2026
- Expires
- 6:15 p.m. PDT, September 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KVEF FF.W 0045
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWVEF The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... West Central Mohave County in northwestern Arizona... South Central Clark County in southern Nevada... * Until 615 PM PDT /615 PM MST/. * At 311 PM PDT /311 PM MST/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain near Cottonwood Cove. Between 0.5 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly with additional storms developing into Northwest Arizona. 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... Dolan Springs, Cottonwood Cove, Cottonwood Cove Campground and Willow Beach.
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.