NWS Phoenix AZFF.W 0072September 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Maricopa, AZ
The National Weather Service office in Phoenix issued a flash flood warning for Maricopa in Arizona, which was in force until 5:15 p.m. local time on September 16. It was the 72nd flash flood warning the NWS office in Phoenix 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 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Phoenix AZ
- Area
- Maricopa
- State
- Arizona
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:13 p.m. PDT, September 16, 2026
- Expires
- 5:15 p.m. PDT, September 16, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPSR FF.W 0072
- 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... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... * Until 515 PM MST. * At 213 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches 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... Phoenix, Peoria, New River and Anthem. This includes the following streams and drainages... New River, Skunk Creek, Beardsley Canal, Deadman Wash, North Canyon Creek, Morgan City Wash and Agua Fria River.
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.