Arizona, California Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 10-11-2026 08:08

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued October 11 at 8:08AM MST until October 11 at 10:30AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
October 11, 2026 - 8:08am
Expires: 
October 11, 2026 - 10:30am
Description: 
FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... West Central La Paz County in west central Arizona... Northeastern Imperial County in southeastern California... Riverside County in southern California... * Until 1030 AM MST /1030 AM PDT/. * At 808 AM MST /808 AM PDT/, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1.75 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Blythe, Nicholls Warm Springs, Palo Verde, Blythe Airport, Ripley and East Blythe. This includes the following highways... CA Route 78 between mile markers 77 and 80. CA Interstate 10 between mile markers 136 and 145. CA Route 95 near mile marker 1...and between mile markers 10 and 18. This includes the following streams and drainages... Milpitas Wash and Colorado River.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 10:30 AM MST. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 10:30 AM MST. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description: 
La Paz, AZ; Imperial, CA; Riverside, CA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Phoenix AZ
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov