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Flash Flood Warning near Coconino, AZ
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Get out of the Paria River slot canyon!
NWS Flagstaff AZ · source Aug 30, 2026, 12:37 AM
countyCoconino County emergency information↗State resourceArizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs↗federalNWPS gauge: Paria River at Lees Ferry↗federalOfficial Flash Flood Warning↗federalUSGS gauge 09382000 (provisional)↗
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The Flash Flood Warning carries Severe severity and Immediate urgency for Coconino, AZ. This context includes 1 counties county and 1 warnings warning.
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FFWFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Paria River in... Coconino County in north central Arizona... * Until 830 PM MST. * At 537 PM MST, Heavy rain that occurred earlier in Utah produced a gage rise of nearly 3 feet along the Paria River just north of the Arizona border. As a result, this flood wave will move through the slot canyon area of the northern Paria River. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Paria River. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Paria Canyon and Paria River Slot Canyon. This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers... Paria River.
NWS Flagstaff AZ · source Aug 30, 2026, 12:37 AM
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- Affected areas
- Coconino, AZ National Weather Service · source Aug 30, 2026, 12:37 AM
- County count
- 1 counties National Weather Service · source Aug 30, 2026, 12:37 AM
- Official alert
- Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service · source Aug 30, 2026, 12:37 AM
- Severity
- Severe National Weather Service · source Aug 30, 2026, 12:37 AM
- Ugc county codes
- AZC005 National Weather Service · source Aug 30, 2026, 12:37 AM
- Urgency
- Immediate National Weather Service · source Aug 30, 2026, 12:37 AM
- Warning count
- 1 warnings National Weather Service · source Aug 30, 2026, 12:37 AM
- Represented population
- 142,481 people U.S. Census Bureau 2020 Decennial Census · source Apr 1, 2020, 12:00 AM
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Coconino, AZ
Source center: 36.955, -111.741. A point or perimeter is context, not a safety boundary.
- Coconino, AZ
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county · emergencyCoconino County emergency informationVerified Aug 30, 2026, 3:15 AMstate · emergencyArizona Department of Emergency and Military AffairsVerified Aug 30, 2026, 3:15 AMfederal · gaugeNWPS gauge: Paria River at Lees FerryVerified Aug 30, 2026, 3:02 AMfederal · weatherOfficial Flash Flood WarningVerified Aug 30, 2026, 3:15 AMfederal · gaugeUSGS gauge 09382000 (provisional)Verified Aug 30, 2026, 3:02 AM
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