# SUMMARY -------------------- The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a - Flash Flood Warning for... Coconino County in north central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona... - Until 815 PM MST Thursday. - At 209 PM MST, repeated heavy rainfall from thunderstorms across the region have caused a nearly 6 foot rise in Oak Creek at Sedona. Water levels are still rising. Flash flooding is ongoing. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE Sedona, Cornville, Jordan, Page Springs, Indian Gardens, Pine Flats, Uptown Sedona, Red Rock State Park, Slide Rock State Park, West Fork of Oak Creek, Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, Cathedral Rock, East Pocket Lookout Tower and Oak Creek Vista Overlook. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS State Route 179 between mile markers 311 and 313. State Route 89A between mile markers 374 and 393. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RECREATION AREAS AND CAMPGROUNDS Manzanita Campground, Pine Flat Campground, Cave Springs Campground and Windmill Park. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SWIMMING HOLES Pumphouse Wash, Slide Rock, Encinoso, Grasshopper Point, Midgely Bridge, Buddha Beach "Red Rock Crossing", Crescent Moon Ranch and Mormons Crossing. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CREEKS, WASHES AND RIVERS Dry Creek, Oak Creek, West Fork Oak Creek, Turkey Creek, Spring Creek, Pumphouse Wash and Verde River. ISSUED AT Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 2:09 PM MST ISSUED BY National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ HEADER BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED | Flash Flood Warning # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Flooding of washes and creeks will occur, some dirt roads will become muddy and impassable. Paved roads and underpasses could become flooded as well.
A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # SUMMARY -------------------- The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a - Flash Flood Warning for... Gila County in east central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona... - Until 800 PM MST. - At 205 PM MST, repeated heavy rainfall from thunderstorms across the region have caused a nearly 8 foot rise in Fossil Creek. Flash flooding is ongoing. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE The Toilet Bowl and Fossil Springs Wilderness. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SWIMMING HOLES All swimming holes and waterfalls on Fossil Creek and Fossil Creek Dam "The Toilet Bowl". THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CREEKS, WASHES AND RIVERS Hardscrabble Creek, Verde River and Fossil Creek. ISSUED AT Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 2:05 PM MST ISSUED BY National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ HEADER BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED | Flash Flood Warning # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Flooding of washes and creeks will occur, some dirt roads will become muddy and impassable. Paved roads and underpasses could become flooded as well.
# HEADLINE -------------------- FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- 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. ISSUED AT Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 5:53 AM MST ISSUED BY National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ HEADER Flood Watch # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Have a way to receive Flash Flood Warnings and be prepared to take action should warnings be issued. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Coconino Plateau, Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264, Black Mesa Area, Chinle Valley, Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Eastern Mogollon Rim, Grand Canyon Country, Kaibab Plateau, Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County, Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County, Marble and Glen Canyons, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas Hwy 264 Northward, Northern Gila County, Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons, Western Mogollon Rim, White Mountains, Yavapai County Mountains, Yavapai County Valleys and Basins 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
There is a Slight Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ARIZONA/WESTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE FOUR CORNERS SUMMARY Scattered severe thunderstorms remain possible across the Southwest, with the most intense cells expected across parts of Arizona and western New Mexico this afternoon and evening. Large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes are all possible. 20z Update Convective coverage has increased across portions of eastern/northeastern Arizona over the past couple of hours, with widely scattered supercell structures noted through the morning/early afternoon via regional radar imagery. Expectations remain generally unchanged regarding the evolution of this convection and the associated severe threat across much of eastern Arizona/western New Mexico and the Four Corners region. Thus, no changes were made to the primary risk area. Along the periphery, a minor eastward expansion of the existing Level 1/Marginal Risk was made along the central CO/NM border where some low-probability potential for mainly damaging wind gusts may persist farther eastward. Elsewhere, only minor adjustments were made to the General Thunder area, including some trimming along the California coastline to the west of the mid/upper trough axis. See the previous discussion and MCD #2399 for additional information.
