{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.0ddf8ef1e52a7a5b8723131b747b22890af08ab8.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 3:17PM MST until September 16 at 6:15PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.0ddf8ef1e52a7a5b8723131b747b22890af08ab8.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Flagstaff AZ"},"word_count":529,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 3:17PM MST until September 16 at 6:15PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Coconino, AZ\n**Issued by:** NWS Flagstaff AZ\n**Sent:** 2026-09-16T15:17:00-07:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-16T15:17:00-07:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-16T18:15:00-07:00\n\n## Description\nFFWFGZ\n\nThe National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nThe North Canyon, South Canyon, and Nankoweap washes downstream of\nthe Dragon Bravo Fire scar in...\nCoconino County in north central Arizona...\n\n* Until 615 PM MST /715 PM MDT/.\n\n* At 317 PM MST /417 PM MDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms\nproducing heavy rain over the North Canyon, South Canyon, and\nNankoweap washes downstream of the Dragon Bravo Fire scar. Between\n1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts\nup to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is\nongoing or expected to begin shortly.\n\nHAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing\nflash flooding in and around the North Canyon and South\nCanyon washes downstream of the Dragon Bravo Fire scar.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the\nNorth Canyon, South Canyon, and Nankoweap washes\ndownstream of the Dragon Bravo Fire scar.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nSaddle Mountain Overlook, Point Imperial Picnic Area, Roosevelt\nPoint Overlook, Saddle Mountain Wilderness, Bert Loper's Boat,\nRoyal Arches, Triple Alcoves, Point Hansbrough, Anasazi Foot\nBridge, North Rim Entrance Station, Vista Encantada, Kwagunt Valley\nand Malgosa Canyon.\n\nThis includes the following highways...\nState Route 67 between mile markers 609 and 610. the Colorado River\nbetween river miles 17 and 21...and near river mile 32...and between\nriver miles 37 and 47...and between river miles 52 and 57.\n\nThis includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds...\nHouse Rock Camp Site, Upper South Canyon Camp Site, South Canyon Camp\nSite, Tatahatso Wash Camp Site, Tatahatso Camp Site, Above Martha's\nCamp Site, Martha's Camp Site, Redbud Alcove Camp Site, MCD Site Camp\nSite, Upper Buck Farm Camp Site, Buck Farm Camp Site, Below Buck Farm\nCamp Site, Loper's Boat Camp Site, Royal Arches Camp Site, Anasazi\nBridge Camp Site, Lower Anasazi Camp Site, President Harding Camp\nSite, Eminence Camp Site, Above Willie Taylor Camp Site, Willie\nTaylor Camp Site, Triple Alcoves Camp Site, Duck N Quack Camp Site,\nUpper Saddle Camp Site, Lower Saddle Camp Site, Little Nankoweap Camp\nSite, Upper Nankoweap Camp Site, Main Nankoweap Camp Site, Lower\nNankoweap Camp Site, Kwagunt Marsh Camp Site, Kwagunt Camp Site and\nBelow Kwagunt Camp Site.\n\nThis includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...\nSouth Canyon, \"Bert's Canyon\", Nankoweap Creek, Clear Creek,\nMalgosa Canyon, Tatahoysa Wash, Little Nankoweap Creek, Awatubi\nCanyon, Soap Creek, Buck Farm Canyon, Lava Canyon, \"Redbud Alcove\",\nTatahatso Wash, Hanaa Ninadzidzahi, North Canyon Wash, Nankoweap\nCanyon, House Rock Wash, North Canyon, \"19- Mile Canyon\", Saddle\nCanyon, Colorado River, Kwagunt Creek and Bright Angel Creek.\n\n## Instructions\nFlash flooding is occurring or imminent downstream of the Dragon\nBravo Fire scar. Severe debris flow are expected across roads and in\nremote canyon drainages on the Kaibab Plateau east of State Route 67.\nCampers and hikers should get away from creeks and move to higher\nground immediately! Stay away or be swept away!"}