Flood Warning: what it means
“A Flood Warning is issued when the hazardous weather event is imminent or already happening. A Flood Warning is issued when flooding is imminent or occurring.”
weather.gov →Flood Warnings in effect right now
4 Flood Warnings in effect, 16 Flood Watchs, 1 Flood Advisory.
States: Arizona, California, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Florida, Georgia
- Flood Warning until Oct 22, 2026, 5:00 PM ETCoconino, AZ
- Flood Warning until Oct 22, 2026, 11:30 AM ETLake, FL; Volusia, FL
- Flood Warning until Oct 22, 2026, 8:45 PM ETBrantley, GA
- Flood Warning until Oct 22, 2026, 2:15 PM ETGarfield, UT; Kane, UT; San Juan, UT
- Flood Watch until Oct 23, 2026, 2:00 AM ETNorthwest Plateau
- Flood Watch until Oct 23, 2026, 1:00 AM ETUpper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys including Clifton/Safford; White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties including Hannagan Meadow; Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains including Mount Graham
- Flood Watch until Oct 22, 2026, 11:00 PM ETSoutheast Pinal County including Kearny/Mammoth/Oracle
- Flood Watch until Oct 22, 2026, 8:00 PM ETSouth Central Pinal County including Eloy/Picacho Peak State Park
- Flood Watch until Oct 23, 2026, 2:00 AM ETCentral Mountains; Castle Country; San Rafael Swell; Lower Washington County; Zion National Park; Southern Mountains; Upper Sevier River Valleys; Bryce Canyon Country; South Central Utah; Capitol Reef National Park and V
- Flood Watch until Oct 22, 2026, 8:00 PM ETAguila Valley; Northwest Valley; Tonopah Desert; Buckeye/Avondale; Cave Creek/New River; Deer Valley; Central Phoenix; North Phoenix/Glendale; Scottsdale/Paradise Valley; East Valley; Fountain Hills/East Mesa; South Moun
- Flood Watch until Oct 23, 2026, 2:00 AM ETNew River Mesa; Rio Verde/Salt River; Superior; Tonto Basin; Mazatzal Mountains; Pinal/Superstition Mountains; San Carlos; Dripping Springs; Globe/Miami; Southeast Gila County
- Flood Watch until Oct 23, 2026, 8:00 AM ETNorthwest Plateau; Chuska Mountains; Far Northwest Highlands; Northwest Highlands; West Central Plateau; West Central Mountains; West Central Highlands; Southwest Mountains; San Francisco River Valley; Tusas Mountains In
National Weather Service data, updated Oct 22, 2026, 7:45 AM ET. Not an official warning: follow your local NWS office. All US alerts →
Watch, warning or advisory?
Each in the National Weather Service's own words.
Flood Warning
“A Flood Warning is issued when the hazardous weather event is imminent or already happening. A Flood Warning is issued when flooding is imminent or occurring.”
Flood Watch
“A Flood Watch is issued when conditions are favorable for a specific hazardous weather event to occur. A Flood Watch is issued when conditions are favorable for flooding. It does not mean flooding will occur, but it is possible.”
Flood Advisory
“A Flood Advisory is issued when a specific weather event that is forecast to occur may become a nuisance. A Flood Advisory is issued when flooding is not expected to be bad enough to issue a warning.”
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