Alert Details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Maricopa County in south central Arizona... Northeastern La Paz County in west central Arizona... * WHEN...Until 615 PM MST. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos. Water over roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 308 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Up to 1 inch of rain has fallen. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Scaddan Wash, French Creek, Smith Wash, Plomosa Wash, Bullard Wash, Date Creek, Apache Wash, Poormans Wash, Bill Williams River, Centennial Wash, Alamo Wash, Calcite Wash, Bouse Wash, Mineral Wash, Santa Maria River, Osborne Wash, Cholla Wash, La, Salome Wash, Cunningham Wash and Tyson Wash. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Quartzsite, Vicksburg, Harcuvar, Vicksburg Junction, Bouse, Salome, Wenden and Brenda. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood