NWS Phoenix Issues Flood Watch for South Central Arizona
The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a Flood Watch for south central Arizona, including the Phoenix metropolitan area, active from Saturday afternoon through 5:00 AM MST on August 30.
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Phoenix, Arizona, has issued a Flood Watch due to the potential for flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall. The watch takes effect on Saturday afternoon and continues until 5:00 AM MST on August 30.
The affected region includes all of Gila and Pinal Counties, much of Maricopa County, and the entire Phoenix metropolitan area. Specific locations covered under the alert include Central Phoenix, Glendale, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Deer Valley, Buckeye, Avondale, and surrounding valley areas.
An approaching weather system is interacting with increasing atmospheric moisture and instability to bring scattered thunderstorms from late Saturday afternoon through Saturday night. The NWS noted that storm training could produce localized rainfall amounts exceeding two inches within the watch area.
Excessive runoff from these storms may lead to the flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying or flood-prone locations across south central Arizona.