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Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 5:48AM MST until October 22 at 8:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

Flash Flood Warning · Gila, AZ. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.

Bulletin issued
22 October 2026 at 12:48 UTC
First saved by us
22 October 2026 at 12:10 UTC
Last included in a daily record
22 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Phoenix AZ · Gila, AZ
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
22 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
22 October 2026 at 12:48 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Archived official description

At 548 AM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Sycamore Burn Scar. Up to 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Sycamore Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Sycamore Burn Scar. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Gila County.

Instructions in this archived message

This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and ditches in the Sycamore Burn Scar. Severe debris flows can also be anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to safety.

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    Before

    Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 4:55AM MST until October 22 at 8:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

    After

    Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 5:48AM MST until October 22 at 8:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

    Source updated
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 11:55 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 12:48 UTC

    Effective from
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    22 October 2026 at 11:55 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 12:48 UTC

    Forecast onset
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    22 October 2026 at 11:55 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 12:48 UTC

    Message type
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    Alert

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    Update

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    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Sycamore Burn Scar in... Gila County in east central Arizona... * Until 800 AM MST. * At 455 AM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Sycamore Burn Scar. Up to 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected within the next half hour in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Sycamore Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Sycamore Burn Scar. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Gila County.

    After

    At 548 AM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Sycamore Burn Scar. Up to 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Sycamore Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Sycamore Burn Scar. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Gila County.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cae7b27781ecd29c80da748075f642c6d1a1f063.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d5584e2a960a01d982766aca717e6a533793ec98.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 12:48 UTC

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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 12:10 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 4:55AM MST until October 22 at 8:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 11:55 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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