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Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 2:26PM MST until October 22 at 8:30PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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

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Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 21:26 UTC
First saved by us: 22 October 2026 at 21:27 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 22 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Flagstaff AZ · Coconino, AZ
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 23 October 2026 at 03:30 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 22 October 2026 at 21:26 UTC / 23 October 2026 at 03:30 UTC

Archived official description

FFWFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Paria River in... Coconino County in north central Arizona... * Until 830 PM MST /930 PM MDT/ Tonight. * At 226 PM MST /326 PM MDT/, repeated heavy rainfall from thunderstorms across the region have caused a nearly 6 foot rise on the Paria River, with additional rises reported well upstream. Levels are falling at Lees Ferry, but are expected to rise again later this afternoon and evening. Flash flooding is ongoing. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Paria River. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Paria River. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Lees Ferry and Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. This includes the Colorado River near mile marker 0. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Lees Ferry Camp Site. This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Colorado River and Paria River.

Instructions in this archived message

Get out of the Paria River slot canyon! Flood waters will continue to flow down the Paria River.

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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 21:27 UTC

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22 October 2026 at 21:27 UTC

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Our first saved version of Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 2:26PM MST until October 22 at 8:30PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 21:26 UTC

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  "onsetAt": "2026-10-22T21:26:00.000Z",
  "expiresAt": "2026-10-23T03:30:00.000Z",
  "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-23T03:30:00.000Z",
  "severity": "Severe",
  "urgency": "Immediate",
  "certainty": "Likely",
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  "place": "Coconino, AZ",
  "coordinates": null,
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