NWS Flagstaff AZFA.W 0009September 29, 2026
Flood Warning: Apache, Gila and Navajo, AZ
The National Weather Service office in Flagstaff issued a flood warning for Apache, Gila and Navajo in Arizona, which was in force until 10:45 a.m. local time on September 30. It was the 9th 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 11.9 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, Gila and Navajo
- State
- Arizona
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:54 p.m. PDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 10:45 a.m. PDT, September 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KFGZ FA.W 0009
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Gila County in east central Arizona... Navajo County in north central Arizona... Apache County in northeastern Arizona... * WHEN...Until 1045 AM MST /1145 AM MDT/ Tonight. * IMPACTS...Flooding of creeks and normally dry washes is occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1041 PM MST /1141 PM MDT/, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain during the day Tuesday produced a wide area of 2 to 3 inches of rain. Flooding is ongoing in the warned area. - This includes creeks, washes and rivers across the area extending from Chambers and Petrified National Park southward to near Springerville, Show Low and Carrizo/Cibecue. - Some areas that could experience continued floodinginclude... Show Low, Springerville, Eagar, Pinetop-Lakeside, Taylor, St. Johns, Concho, Concho Lake, Mesa Redonda, Vernon, Cerro Montoso Peak, Rainbow Forest Lodge, Lyman Lake State Park, Shumway, Pintail Lake, Porter Mountain Outlook and Telephone Lake. - This includes the following highways... State Route 260 between mile markers 330 and 357...and between mile markers 390 and 393. Highway 60 between mile markers 299 and 386. State Route 73 between mile markers 311 and 328...and between mile markers 355 and 357. Highway 191 161 between mile markers 316 and 368. State Route 61 between mile markers 353 and 424. State Route 277 between mile markers 335 and 336. State Route 77 between mile markers 343 and 368...and between mile markers 371 and 375. Highway 191 between mile markers 374 and 375. Highway 180 191 between mile markers 371 and 394. Highway 180 between mile markers 309 and 368. This includes the following recreation areas andcampgrounds... Scott Reservoir Campground, Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground, Lakeside Campground, Lyman Lake Campground and White Mountain Ultalight Flightpark. 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.
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