Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 17 at 6:21PM MST until July 17 at 9:15PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 17, 2026 - 6:21pm
Expires:
July 17, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description:
FFWFGZ
The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Wide Ruins in Apache County in northeastern Arizona...
* Until 1015 PM MDT.
* At 721 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain over Wide Ruins. Between 1.5 and 2.5 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, and highways.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Wide Ruins.
This includes Highway 191 between mile markers 382 and 392.
This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Bent Knee Wash, Oak Ridge Wash and Wide Ruin Wash.
Instruction:
Flooding of washes and creeks will occur, some dirt roads will become
muddy and impassable. Paved roads and underpasses could become
flooded as well.
Low water crossings will become dangerous in heavy rain. Do not
attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 9:15 PM MST. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 9:15 PM MST. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description:
Apache, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Flagstaff AZ
Sender: