Flood Watch
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Wed 10/21/2026 08:53 AM EDTEnd Time
Fri 10/23/2026 02:00 AM EDTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Flagstaff, AZ ∙ Grayback Mountain, AZ ∙ Dewey, AZ ∙ Camp Verde, AZ ∙ Page Municipal Airport, AZ ∙ Oxbow Estates, AZ ∙ East Sunset Mountain, AZ ∙ Clay Springs, AZ ∙ Salina, AZ ∙ Sehili, AZFull Alert Message
Flood Watch National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 553 AM MST Wed Oct 21 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...All of northern and central Arizona. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Flash flooding will be possible in creeks, normally dry washes, swimming holes, and over recently burned areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - An upper-level trough will bring a deep surge of subtropical and tropical moisture into our region. Showers and thunderstorms will develop across much of northern and central Arizona early Wednesday morning and continue through Thursday evening. Stronger thunderstorms will bring threats of Flash Flooding, while more prolonged rainfall could lead to elevated flow in streams, rivers, and washes. - Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Have a way to receive Flash Flood Warnings and be prepared to take action should warnings be issued.
Technical Header
AZZ004>018-037>040-230600- /O.CON.KFGZ.FA.A.0011.000000T0000Z-261023T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Kaibab Plateau-Marble and Glen Canyons-Grand Canyon Country- Coconino Plateau-Yavapai County Mountains-Northeast Plateaus and Mesas Hwy 264 Northward-Chinle Valley-Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau-Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County- Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County-Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County-Western Mogollon Rim-Eastern Mogollon Rim-White Mountains-Northern Gila County-Yavapai County Valleys and Basins-Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons-Black Mesa Area- Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264- Including the cities of Seligman, Page, Steamboat Canyon, Happy Jack, Cordes Junction, Show Low, Klagetoh, Canyon De Chelly, Heber, Supai, Navajo National Monument, Munds Park, Payson, Springerville, Dilkon, Shonto, Village of Oak Creek, Lees Ferry, Tuba City, Young, Camp Verde, Bagdad, Wide Ruins, Flagstaff, Kaibito, Fort Defiance, Fredonia, Holbrook, Grand Canyon North Rim, Cottonwood, Pinetop-Lakeside, St. Johns, Keams Canyon, Wupatki National Monument, Sedona, Kykotsmovi, Winslow, Crown King, Prescott, Jacob Lake, Williams, Forest Lakes, Window Rock, Snowflake, Greer, Jadito, Chinle, Kayenta, Strawberry, Ash Fork, Ganado, Chambers, Sanders, Tusayan, Grand Canyon Village, and Valle 553 AM MST Wed Oct 21 2026 /653 AM MDT Wed Oct 21 2026/
