Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 16 at 9:04PM MST until July 17 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 16, 2026 - 9:04pm
Expires:
July 17, 2026 - 12:00am
Description:
FFWPSR
The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Maricopa County in south central Arizona...
* Until midnight MST.
* At 904 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain over Cave Creek and Seven
Springs Wash. Between 0.75 and 1.25 inches of rain have fallen. The
expected rainfall rate is 1 inch in 30 minutes. Additional rainfall
amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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 and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Seven Springs.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Cottonwood Creek, Cave Creek and Seven Springs Wash.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Maricopa, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Phoenix AZ
Sender: