NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued July 16 at 7:16PM MST until July 16 at 10:15PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
FFWPSR
The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Maricopa County in south central Arizona...
* Until 1015 PM MST.
* At 716 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1
hour. 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 indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Canyon Lake and Saguaro Lake.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Salt River, Cottonwood Creek, Barge Creek, La, Tortilla Creek,
First Water Creek, Boulder Creek, Barranca Creek and Bulldog Wash.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2455th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days