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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

July 14, 2026Gila County, Navajo County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2026, 7:43 PM MST for Gila County, Navajo County, Arizona. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 14, 2026, 7:43 PM MST (02:43 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2026, 10:45 PM MST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties Gila County, AZ, Navajo County, AZ

The radar

The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Phoenix, AZ (KPSR), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 132 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Phoenix, AZ at 00:00Z on 2026-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 39 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Phoenix, AZ at 00:00Z on 2026-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -4 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
39 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-171 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2671 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

749 
WGUS55 KFGZ 150243
FFWFGZ
AZC007-017-150545-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FF.W.0021.260715T0243Z-260715T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
743 PM MST Tue Jul 14 2026

The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Gila County in east central Arizona...
  Navajo County in north central Arizona...

* Until 1045 PM MST.

* At 743 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.25 inches of
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.25 inches
  in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.75 to 1.5 inches are
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
  to begin shortly.

  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...
  Chediski Peak, Grasshopper Butte, Cibeque Falls, Brushy Top
  Mountain, Chediski Mountain and Cibecue.

This includes the following swimming holes...
Cibeque Falls.

This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
  Canyon Creek, C One Wash, Bear Creek, Phoenix Park Wash, Salt
  Creek, Day School Wash, Cibecue Creek, V Eighteen Wash, Carrizo
  Creek, Foot Canyon, Spring Creek and Oak Creek.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3367 11081 3406 11081 3420 11070 3420 11069
      3429 11055 3389 11043 3383 11052 3385 11056
      3380 11067 3365 11078

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1.25 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Konieczny
2 follow-up statements
760 
WGUS75 KFGZ 150357 RRA
FFSFGZ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
857 PM MST Tue Jul 14 2026

AZC007-017-150545-
/O.CON.KFGZ.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260715T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Gila AZ-Navajo AZ-
857 PM MST Tue Jul 14 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR GILA AND NAVAJO COUNTIES...

At 857 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.25 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.25 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

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...
  Chediski Peak, Grasshopper Butte, Cibeque Falls, Brushy Top
  Mountain, Chediski Mountain and Cibecue.

This includes the following swimming holes...
Cibeque Falls.

This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
  Canyon Creek, C One Wash, Bear Creek, Phoenix Park Wash, Salt
  Creek, Day School Wash, Cibecue Creek, V Eighteen Wash, Carrizo
  Creek, Foot Canyon, Spring Creek and Oak Creek.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3367 11081 3406 11081 3420 11070 3420 11069
      3429 11055 3389 11043 3383 11052 3385 11056
      3380 11067 3365 11078

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

Konieczny
295 
WGUS75 KFGZ 150543
FFSFGZ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
1043 PM MST Tue Jul 14 2026

AZC007-017-150553-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260715T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Gila AZ-Navajo AZ-
1043 PM MST Tue Jul 14 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
GILA AND NAVAJO COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 3367 11081 3406 11081 3420 11070 3420 11069
      3429 11055 3389 11043 3383 11052 3385 11056
      3380 11067 3365 11078

$$

Konieczny

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 14, 4:13 PM MST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 4:13 PM MST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
413 PM MST Tue Jul 14 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Monsoon moisture will return to the area through the
coming week with daily storm chances, along with the risk for
heavy rainfall and localized flooding. With the added moisture,
temperatures will trend toward normal and even dropping below
normal by late week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...Northern Arizona will remain in an active monsoon
pattern as the general flow remains favorable for the continued
movement of monsoon moisture to the area.

For Today...Monsoon moisture has made its way across all of
northern Arizona. As a result, almost any location could see a
shower or thunderstorms. The odds at any single location will
30-50% percent for this afternoon through this evening. As usual,
the higher terrain locations will likely get hit first with storms
then wandering into the lower elevations from the late afternoon
into the evening. Isolated thunderstorms could even continue
through the night as outflow boundaries running across the area
encounter any remaining pockets of instability. The highest CAPE
values will be south of the Mogollon Rim where pockets of 200-500
J/kg will exist. Isolated storm will be capable of producing
localized flash flooding, wind gust 30-40 mph and hail up to
around nickle size. From the Mogollon Rim northward CAPE values
of 100-200 J/kg will be the norm with garden variety thunderstorms
anticipated capable of producing locally heavy downpours and
small hail but with a limited flash flood threat.

For the remainder of the week...The high aloft will remain over
the north-central United States into Wednesday before an inverted
trough moves across Arizona from the east. The arrival of the
trough will place northern Arizona under a weak northeast to
southwest steering flow aloft. However, moisture in the low levels
will remain ample due to flow from over the Gulf of
California/northwest Mexico and daily recycling of rainfall
through evapostranspiration. The interesting aspect of this
pattern is that there will be the typical afternoon development of
showers and thunderstorms over the higher terrain followed by
storm outflow in the evening from over New Mexico then later in
the night from over Colorado. This will likely result in
continued chances for showers and storms through the overnight
periods. In other words, look for active monsoon weather through
the weekend.

The weekend and beyond...High pressure becomes reestablished over
a favorable position to the north and east of Arizona for active
monsoon weather to continue.

&&

.AVIATION...Wednesday 15/00Z through Thursday 16/00Z...VFR mainly
expected. Isolated to scattered -SHRA/-TSRA possible through 12Z,
becoming more widespread after 18Z. Brief MVFR conditions possible
throughout the afternoon/evening hours on Wednesday from heavier
showers/storms. Gusty/erratic winds possible from outflows, with
W-SW winds 10 kts or less otherwise forecast.

OUTLOOK...Thursday 16/00Z through Saturday 18/00Z...Continuous
-SHRA/-TSRA expected, with greatest coverage generally between
 18Z-04Z each day. Gusty/erratic winds possible near/around
 storms, with generally S-W winds 10 kts or less otherwise. VFR
 conditions expected outside of brief MVFR conditions in heavier
 storms.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...Wednesday and Thursday...Daily chances for showers
and thunderstorms, with the greatest chances over the higher
terrain. Some activity may last into the overnight hours. Wetting
rains and gusty outflow winds possible with any stronger storm.
Outside of storm activity, winds south through west 5-15 mph.

Friday through Sunday...Daily chances for showers and thunderstorms
continue, with the best chances over the higher terrain. Wetting
rains and and gusty outflow winds possible with any stronger storm.
Outside of storm activity, winds south through west 5-15 mph.

&&

.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...None.

&&

PUBLIC...McCollum
AVIATION...Konieczny
FIRE WEATHER...Humphreys

For Northern Arizona weather information visit
weather.gov/flagstaff

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 6:47 PM MST, 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
647 PM MST Tue Jul 14 2026

AZZ016-150215-
Eastern Mogollon Rim AZ-
647 PM MST Tue Jul 14 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NAVAJO COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM
MST...

At 647 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Chediski Peak, or 16 miles southeast of Forest Lakes, and is nearly
stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Chediski Peak, Grasshopper Butte, Chediski Mountain and Valley View
  Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3419 11074 3426 11060 3416 11043 3405 11066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 331DEG 2KT 3416 11061

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Konieczny

The office that day

Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 5:26 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino3 hr
Jul 14, 5:58 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZNavajo3 hr
Jul 14, 6:47 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementFGZGila28 min
Jul 15, 1:36 AM MSTFlood WatchFGZCoconino, Gila, Yavapai21 hr
Jul 15, 1:48 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZYavapai3 hr
Jul 15, 2:20 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino3 hr
Jul 15, 3:23 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFGZYavapai3 hr
Jul 15, 4:02 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino3 hr
Jul 15, 4:14 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino6 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.