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Flash Flood Warning near Gila, AZ

Official warning geography and instructions, rainfall outlook, gauge observations and forecasts, affected places, and source history.

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15 hr ago
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Official information and local resources

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

NWS Phoenix AZ · source Aug 30, 2026, 4:39 AM

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What the latest evidence says

The Flash Flood Warning is classified as Severe with Immediate urgency. This event affects Gila, AZ across 1 counties. Official coverage includes 1 warnings and the county code AZC007.

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At 939 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hayden and Christmas.

NWS Phoenix AZ · source Aug 30, 2026, 4:39 AM

Official forecast

NWS weather context

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely87°F · wind 20 mph · gusts 29 mph8/30/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely85°F · wind 15 mph · gusts 20 mph8/30/2026, 4:00:00 AM
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely84°F · wind 10 mph · gusts 15 mph8/30/2026, 5:00:00 AM
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms83°F · wind 5 mph · gusts 9 mph8/30/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms81°F · wind 10 mph · gusts 15 mph8/30/2026, 7:00:00 AM
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms81°F · wind 10 mph · gusts 13 mph8/30/2026, 8:00:00 AM

Official gauge and corroborating observation

River and flood-stage context

Gila River at Coolidge DamObserved stage 2,399.63 · flood stage 2,5156.8 miles from the stored warning center; proximity does not establish flood cause or impact.
USGS corroborationStage 2,399.61Provisional USGS data

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Current incident picture

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Affected areas
Gila, AZ
National Weather Service · source Aug 30, 2026, 4:39 AM
County count
1 counties
National Weather Service · source Aug 30, 2026, 4:39 AM
Official alert
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service · source Aug 30, 2026, 4:39 AM
Severity
Severe
National Weather Service · source Aug 30, 2026, 4:39 AM
Ugc county codes
AZC007
National Weather Service · source Aug 30, 2026, 4:39 AM
Urgency
Immediate
National Weather Service · source Aug 30, 2026, 4:39 AM
Warning count
1 warnings
National Weather Service · source Aug 30, 2026, 4:39 AM
Represented population
54,303 people
U.S. Census Bureau 2020 Decennial Census · source Apr 1, 2020, 12:00 AM

Geographic context

Incident area and nearby places

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Gila, AZ

Source center: 33.131, -110.632. A point or perimeter is context, not a safety boundary.

  • Gila, AZ

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Provenance and handoffs

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