NWS Phoenix AZFF.W 0075September 29, 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 9:30 a.m. local time on September 29. It was the 75th 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 5 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
- 4:31 a.m. PDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 9:30 a.m. PDT, September 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPSR FF.W 0075
- 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 930 AM MST. * At 431 AM MST, gauge reports indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1.25 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.75 to 1.25 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...Gauges reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, streets and low water crossings. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Phoenix, New River, Cave Creek, Carefree, Anthem and Seven Springs. Gauges along Skunk Creek are showing elevated flow, likely impacting low water crossings.
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.