# NWS Flash Flood Warning: Yavapai, AZ

> Flash Flood Warning issued October 24 at 4:55PM MST until October 24 at 6:45PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

By PrimaryBrief newsroom · Published 2026-10-24T22:50:21.991420Z
Updated 2026-10-24T23:58:04.276047Z
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**Official alert:** Flash Flood Warning for Yavapai, AZ.

**Expires:** Oct 25, 2026 at 01:45 AM UTC.

At 455 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated that heavy rain has ended over
the warned area, including the Sycamore Creek drainage, around 10
miles east of Cordes Junction. Between 1 and 2.25 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and
underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Dugas and Cedar Bench Wilderness.

This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Agua Fria River, Sycamore Creek, Little Ash Creek, Indian Creek,
Bishop Creek, Cold Water Creek, Chasm Creek, Silver Creek, South
Prong Sycamore Creek, Gap Creek, Dry Creek and Little Sycamore
Creek.

**NWS instructions:** Flooding of washes and creeks will occur, some dirt roads will become
muddy and impassable. Paved roads and underpasses could become
flooded as well.

Low water crossings will become dangerous in heavy rain. Do not
attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.

This is a direct summary of an active National Weather Service alert. Follow the official source for updates and current instructions. [1]

## Evidence cited
1. Flash Flood Warning issued October 24 at 4:55PM MST until October 24 at 6:45PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ (National Weather Service) — https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.94e333604707eb9c7e0f2449cddc8984489c5526.001.1