Flash Flood Warning
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Issued by NWS Flagstaff AZ
⏳ In force until Fri 23 Oct, 10:00 📍 Gila, AZ; Yavapai, AZ (approximate) 🕑 58 min ago
FFWFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Gila County in east central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona... * Until midnight MST. * At 719 PM MST, river gauges on Fossil Creek indicated that flood waters were receding in the upper portions of Fossil Creek. Portions of Fossil Creek closer to the Verde River are still running high.…
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SeveritySevere
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UrgencyImmediate
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CertaintyLikely
EventFlash Flood Warning
Response typeAvoid
CategoryMet
Affected areaGila, AZ; Yavapai, AZ
Issuing authorityNWS Flagstaff AZ
ContactNot supplied
🕓 Alert timing · EAT
Sent2026-10-22T19:19:00-07:00
Effective2026-10-22T19:19:00-07:00
Onset2026-10-22T19:19:00-07:00
Expires2026-10-23T00:00:00-07:00
📋 Official instructions
Flooding of washes and creeks will occur, some dirt roads will become muddy and impassable.📄 Message details
Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a665b80d7a8bc0314cec645cfdc6b1b7cac7bd86.001.1
Message typeUpdate
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
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🛡 Safety advice
General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
- Flooding of washes and creeks will occur, some dirt roads will become muddy and impassable.
- Avoid flooded roads, rivers and drainage channels; do not walk or drive through moving water.
- Move valuables and people to higher ground if water is rising near you.
- Follow local authority and Red Cross updates for the area.
📰 Story summary
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- FFWFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for...
- Gila County in east central Arizona...
- Yavapai County in west central Arizona...
- * Until midnight MST.
- * At 719 PM MST, river gauges on Fossil Creek indicated that flood waters were receding in the upper portions of Fossil Creek.
- Portions of Fossil Creek closer to the Verde River are still running high.…
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