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Flash Flood Warning issued October 11 at 7:15AM MST until October 11

Affecting Gila, AZ; Maricopa, AZ

In effect until: Oct 11, 2026, 6:15 PM

Gila, AZ; Maricopa, AZ

Likely impact across 2 counties in AZ; effects through 6:15 PM.

Get to higher ground now. Never drive through flooded roads.

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FFWPSR

The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
The Sand Stone and Spring burn scar in...
Gila County in east central Arizona...
Maricopa County in south central Arizona...

* Until 1115 AM MST.

* At 715 AM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Sand Stone and Spring
Burn Scars, as well as across portions of northeast Maricopa
County. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional
rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.75 inches are possible in the warned
area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow.
The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other
loose materials.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding in and around the Sand Stone and Spring
Burn Scar.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the
Sand Stone and Spring Burn Scar.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Ballantine Trailhead, Round Valley, Sugarloaf Mountain, Sunflower,
Sycamore Creek, Saguaro Lake and Salt River Tubing Recreation Area.

This includes AZ Route 87 between mile markers 196 and 205.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™