Temperature: 95°F
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Winds: SE 6 MPH
Relative Humidity: 30%
Barometer: 29.91 Falling
Visibility: Unlimited
Feels Like: 96°F
FLOOD WATCH
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING VALID FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY AND IMPERIAL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA LA PAZ COUNTY...YUMA COUNTY...MARICOPA COUNTY...NORTHWEST PINAL COUNTY AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA IS INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA. OTHER CITIES AND RECREATIONAL AREAS IN THE WATCH INCLUDE JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...LAKE PLEASANT...ALAMO LAKE STATE PARK...SALT RIVER RECREATION AREA...YUMA...IMPERIAL...BLYTHE...PARKER...QUARTZSITE ...WICKENBURG...CASA GRANDE...GILA BEND...AND GLOBE. THE AIRMASS OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA IS MOIST AND UNSTABLE. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST...COMBINED WITH MORE SURFACE HEATING...WILL FURTHER DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH STORMS AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER DESERT BY LATE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY...WHICH INCREASES THE THREAT FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...YOU ARE URGED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY FOR HEAVY RAIN...AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE DEPTH OF THE WATER...STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED ROADS...AND OTHER FLOODED LOW AREAS.