NOAA NWS / Event history
Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 12:21AM MST until October 22 at 8:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
Flash Flood Warning · Apache, AZ. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.
- Bulletin issued
- 22 October 2026 at 07:21 UTC
- First saved by us
- 22 October 2026 at 07:25 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 22 October 2026
The linked daily edition preserves what we captured that UTC day; this event page is not a live warning.
- Source classification
- Severe · Source alert
A recent feed check does not mean a new observation. This page preserves source records; it does not establish current safety or warning status.
- Issuer / area
- NWS Flagstaff AZ · Apache, AZ
- Certainty / urgency
- Likely / Immediate
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 22 October 2026 at 15:15 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 22 October 2026 at 07:21 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 15:15 UTC
Archived official description
FFWFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Apache County in northeastern Arizona... * Until 915 AM MDT Thursday. * At 121 AM MDT, a river gauge on Chine Creek within Canyon de Chelly National Monument reported a rapid rise above flood stage from thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...River gauge reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of Chine Creek. * For Chinle Creek at Chinle: At 1:00am the stage was 4.1 feet. Flood Stage is 4.0 feet. Impacts: At 3.6 feet: Chinle Creek becomes impassable to recreational vehicles. At 4.0 feet: Water begins to encroach upon structures just upstream of the Highway 64 bridge near the Canyon de Chelly welcome center. At 4.3 feet: Flooding to homes and residences in Chinle on left bank downstream from Highway 64 bridge. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Chinle, Canyon De Chelly National Monument and Mummy Cave Overlook. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Junction Overlook, White House Overlook, Antelope House Overlook and Face Rock Overlook. This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Chinle Wash, Coyote Wash, Muerto, Canyon del, Sheep Dip Creek, Black Rock Canyon and Nazlini Wash.
Instructions in this archived message
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Stay away or be swept away! The banks of creeks and washes are unstable and unsafe during any flooding event.
The saved record
What changed
0 updates · 1 first record
Each update compares two versions we saved. This may not include every update from the source. A missing report does not mean an event has ended.
First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 07:25 UTC
Saved by us
Starting point
First saved record
Our first saved version of Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 12:21AM MST until October 22 at 8:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 07:21 UTC
View saved version 1
Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.
{ "id": "nws:9b4d26a2c55e926808d53386", "authorityId": "urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8a653c0a49d5aad775ac503496984dfebc949400.001.1", "sender": "w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov", "references": [], "category": "weather", "title": "Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 12:21AM MST until October 22 at 8:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ", "eventType": "Flash Flood Warning", "occurredAt": "2026-10-22T07:21:00.000Z", "issuedAt": "2026-10-22T07:21:00.000Z", "timeBasis": "Bulletin issued", "effectiveAt": "2026-10-22T07:21:00.000Z", "onsetAt": "2026-10-22T07:21:00.000Z", "expiresAt": "2026-10-22T15:15:00.000Z", "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-22T15:15:00.000Z", "severity": "Severe", "urgency": "Immediate", "certainty": "Likely", "messageType": "Alert", "status": "Source alert", "place": "Apache, AZ", "coordinates": null, "issuer": "NWS Flagstaff AZ", "summary": "Flash Flood Warning · Apache, AZ. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.", "description": "FFWFGZ\n\nThe National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nApache County in northeastern Arizona...\n\n* Until 915 AM MDT Thursday.\n\n* At 121 AM MDT, a river gauge on Chine Creek within Canyon de Chelly\nNational Monument reported a rapid rise above flood stage from\nthunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash\nflooding is already occurring.\n\nHAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing\nflash flooding.\n\nSOURCE...River gauge reported.\n\nIMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of Chine Creek.\n\n* For Chinle Creek at Chinle:\nAt 1:00am the stage was 4.1 feet.\nFlood Stage is 4.0 feet.\nImpacts:\nAt 3.6 feet: Chinle Creek becomes impassable to recreational\nvehicles.\nAt 4.0 feet: Water begins to encroach upon structures just upstream\nof the Highway 64 bridge near the Canyon de Chelly welcome center.\nAt 4.3 feet: Flooding to homes and residences in Chinle on left\nbank downstream from Highway 64 bridge.\n\nSome locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nChinle, Canyon De Chelly National Monument and Mummy Cave Overlook.\n\nThis includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds...\nJunction Overlook, White House Overlook, Antelope House Overlook and\nFace Rock Overlook.\n\nThis includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...\nChinle Wash, Coyote Wash, Muerto, Canyon del, Sheep Dip Creek,\nBlack Rock Canyon and Nazlini Wash.", "instruction": "Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the\ndangers of flooding.\n\nStay away or be swept away! The banks of creeks and washes are\nunstable and unsafe during any flooding event.", "url": "https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8a653c0a49d5aad775ac503496984dfebc949400.001.1", "source": "nws", "sourceName": "NOAA NWS" }Visit the external source ↗The external page may have changed since this version was saved.