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NWS Flagstaff AZFF.W 0165September 15, 2026

Flash Flood Warning: Apache and Navajo, AZ

The National Weather Service office in Flagstaff issued a flash flood warning for Apache and Navajo in Arizona, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on September 15. It was the 165th flash flood warning the NWS office in Flagstaff 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

Issued1:54 p.m. PDT, September 15, 2026
In force1:54 p.m. PDT, September 15, 2026
Expired6:00 p.m. PDT, September 15, 2026

In force for 4.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.

The notice

Issued by
National Weather Service, Flagstaff AZ
Area
Apache and Navajo
State
Arizona
Level
Warning
Issued
1:54 p.m. PDT, September 15, 2026
Expires
6:00 p.m. PDT, September 15, 2026
CAP severity, certainty, urgency
Severe, Likely, Immediate
VTEC event
KFGZ FF.W 0165
Official source
National Weather Service: the notice at its source

Flash Flood Warnings in Arizona since 2008Every warning type in Arizona

Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.

The notice as issued

FFWFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Navajo County in north central Arizona... Apache County in northeastern Arizona... * Until 700 PM MDT. * At 254 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have fallen. 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, normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Greasewood Springs, Steamboat, Cornfields, Sunrise Springs, Greasewood and Twin Buttes. This includes State Route 264 between mile markers 425 and 434. This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Steamboat Wash, Pueblo Colorado Wash and Big Dam Wash.

What the agency told people to do

Flooding of washes and creeks will occur, some dirt roads will become muddy and impassable. Paved roads and underpasses could become flooded as well. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

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.

The record around this notice