The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for Maricopa, Arizona, effective at 12:42 AM MST on August 10 and expiring at 2:15 AM MST. Doppler radar and automated rain gauges detected thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the area, with 0.75 to 1.5 inches of rain already fallen. Additional rainfall up to 0.1 inches is possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Life-threatening flooding threatens creeks, streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses, including locations near Buckeye and Painted Rock Dam. AZ Route 85 between mile markers 137 and 143, the Gila River, Enterprise Canal, Centennial Wash, Rainbow Wash, and Arlington Canal are all at risk. The National Weather Service urges residents to avoid flooded roads; most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Exercise caution, especially at night when flood dangers are harder to recognize.
Source: National Weather Service.
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